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Climate Fund Managers Approves $86.2 Million Financing for Water Infrastructure in Limpopo
The financing is aimed at helping to mobilize the capital required to launch construction on stages one and two of the sprawling water project.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US to Withdraw From Dozens of UN, International Organisations
The sweeping changes will see the US quit major forums for cooperation on climate change, peace and democracy.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Countries Are Outlawing Online Gambling Ads. Meta Is Selling Them Anyway
A Rest of World analysis found Meta is disregarding local laws and the company’s own guidelines in at least 13 countries.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Nestle Infant Formula Recall Widens to Africa, the Americas and Asia
No illnesses have yet been confirmed in connection with the batches of SMA, BEBA, NAN and Alfamino formula that Nestle has recalled because of possible contamination with cereulide, a toxin that can cause nausea and vomiting.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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- corporations, nutrition
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Press Release: Agros Secures USD 2 Million from EDFI ElectriFI to Expand Solar-Powered Irrigation for Farmers in Southeast Asia
The financing will support Agros’ expansion in Indonesia and Cambodia and scale its “Pay-after-Harvest” model, enabling farmers to invest in high-quality solar water pump systems with flexible payment terms.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Chinese AI Unicorns Beat Silicon Valley Giants in Race to Go Public
Zhipu AI and MiniMax are set to raise a combined $1.1 billion before OpenAI and Anthropic file for IPOs.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Even as Global Crop Prices Fall, India’s Arya.ag Is Attracting Investors — and Staying Profitable
Arya.ag is built around a simple idea: giving farmers more control over when and to whom they sell their crops.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- agtech, lending, smallholder farmers
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Research: We Were Wrong About Convergence
Several years ago, we celebrated a new era of unconditional convergence of global incomes. Since then, the trend has reversed.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Global
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