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Analysis: The Precarious State of MSMEs: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 and Opportunities To Support Their Recovery
In May 2020, The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI), as part of our partnership with Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth, launched a six-wave, longitudinal survey examining the impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs in four countries: Colombia, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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Aspire Raises $158 Million Series B To Build a Full-Stack “Financial Operating System” for Southeast Asian Businesses
Aspire also operates in Indonesia and Vietnam and is laying the groundwork, including regulatory, to expand into other Southeast Asian markets,
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Zola Electric Closes $90 Million Funding Round To Scale Technology and Enter New Markets
Zola Electric, one such provider, is announcing today that it has closed $90 million in new funding to enter new markets and drive distributed renewable energy.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: 54gene Closes $25 Million Series B to Advance Global Drug Discovery Capabilities
Cathay Africinvest Innovation leads round as company expands precision medicine capabilities across the African continent.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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- scale
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Mexico’s Kavak Drives Away With $700 Million in New Funding, Doubling Its Valuation to $8.7 Billion
Kavak, a Mexico City-based startup that operates a pre-owned car marketplace in Latin America, announced it has raised a massive Series E round that more than doubles the company’s valuation.
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- Finance, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Latin America
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BlackRock Foundation Awards $100 Million to Breakthrough Energy
The BlackRock Foundation has announced a five-year, $100 million commitment to Breakthrough Energy in support of its Catalyst fund to accelerate the development of clean energy technologies.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: New Report Urges International Investment in African Philanthropy for Sustainable Social Impact
Hard hitting new research co-commissioned by Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Foundation suggests that the sustainable development of the not-for-profit sector in Africa is being challenged by an imbalance in international investment.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Governments Must Prioritise Off-Grid Energy in Africa’s Economic Recovery
The pandemic has exacerbated some hard truths about the inequality of energy access, with those lacking it hit hardest - but we have the tools to end energy poverty now.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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