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Indonesia’s Moladin Raises $95 Million Series B Funding to Grow Its Automotive Ecosystem
Moladin, an Indonesia-based omnichannel used car marketplace, announced Monday it has secured Series B funding of $95 million led by global internet investment firm DST Global.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Press Release: RIFE International Signs A $2 Billion Agreement With The Philippines For A Clean Energy Demand Initiative with Support From Apple, Amazon, Meta and Others
During CERAWeek in Houston, the Philippines signed the Clean Energy Demand Initiative (CEDI) letter of intent.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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Edtech Start-Up Manara Raises $3 Million in New Financing
Funding round was led by FinTech company Stripe with participation from Careem founder Mudassir Sheikha and other major investors.
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- Global
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Ukraine War Fuels Food Crisis in Distant Africa
Price rises sparked by the Russian war on Ukraine, are worsening the food crisis across Africa.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Only Eight Years Left to Reset Priorities for a Climate-Safe Future
Despite many countries announcing more ambitious political commitments to net-zero, the policies and actions announced to date fall woefully short of achieving 1.5°C. We must rapidly increase the transition to renewable energy if we’re to avert climate catastrophe
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- Environment
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- Global
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The Unspoken Risks and Side-Effects of the PAYGO Model in Africa
The sale of off-grid solar systems using end-customer credits has become a widespread standard today under the overall term pay-as-you-go (PAYGO).
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesian Social Job Platform Atma Raises $5 Million in Oversubscribed Pre- Seed Round Led by AC Ventures
Atma, an Indonesia-based social job platform powered by community, said it has raised $5 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by AC Ventures with participation from Global Founders Capital.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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Japan Supports Cambodian Healthcare Expansion with Grant of Over $1 Million
Japan has provided a grant of $1.175 million to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) for Emergency Covid-19 Response to support Cambodia in building a resilient and responsive healthcare system.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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