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Press Release: Deetken Impact and Adobe Capital Partner To Expand Flexible Financing to Impact-driven Businesses in Latin America
Deetken Impact, a Canadian asset manager, has entered into a joint venture partnership with Adobe Capital, a leading investment fund manager based in Mexico, to offer tailored and flexible financial instruments that support the growth of impact-focused businesses in the Americas.
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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Made in India Virus Kits Boost Testing, and Local Industry
Over a year later, most Indians can access PCR tests at a fraction of the cost — due to a large-scale public-private partnership, known as InDx, that set up the local know-how and infrastructure to manufacture these tests within India.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Indian Businesses Seek Government Support To Meet 2030 Electric Vehicle Target
Businesses in India are seeking government support to meet a target for at least 65% of all new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030, according to a CEO-led organisation of major companies worldwide which is leading the push.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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- e-mobility, SDGs, transportation
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MPharma, a Telehealth Pioneer Out of Ghana, Gets Physical With 100 Virtual Centers Across Africa
The potential for telehealth across Africa is vast and promising as mobile connectivity deepens, and innovations that could potentially bridge the doctor-patient ratio gap increase, according to a Deloitte report.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Interview: Can Business Solve Global Problems? Lessons From Abraaj
Devex spoke with Simon Clark, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who covered the story and recently co-authored a book about it, titled “The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale.”
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Women Left Behind: Gender Gap Emerges in Africa Vaccines
As health officials in Gambia and across Africa urge women to be vaccinated, they’ve confronted unwillingness among those of childbearing age.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- gender equality, vaccines
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UN Warns Over 5 Billion People Could Struggle to Access Water by 2050
More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging leaders to seize the initiative at the COP26 summit.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- climate change
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Analysis: The Thorny Truth About Socially Responsible Investing
It’s easier than ever to invest ethically — or, at least, to be told by marketers you are. Whether you’re actually doing it is harder to figure out.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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