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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard Launches Strive: a Global Small Business Initiative to Accelerate Economic Recovery
This program builds on lessons learned and a body of work developed as part of Mastercard’s long-term focus on financial inclusion”
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Global
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Alibaba-Backed eWTP Fund Enters Indonesia by Joining Insurtech Startup Fuse’s Series B Round
eWTP, an Alibaba-backed fund based in China, aims to tap startup opportunities in emerging markets.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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This Neobank for India’s Small Businesses Just Raised $31 Million Led by Sequoia Capital
FloBiz, focused on small and medium businesses in India, has raised $31 million in a Series B funding round, led by venture capital firm Sequoia Capital India, along with Think Investments.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Palmetto Pledges $5 Million to Women’s Solar Training in Africa
Under “Get Solar, Give Solar,’ Palmetto has pledged a $5 million, multi-year commitment to offer significant support for Solar Sister’s core operation.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Dozens of Nations Might Struggle to Fund Health After COVID-19
Many lower-income and other nations will be unable to maintain pre-pandemic levels of financing for their health systems, as the COVID-19 crisis forces cutbacks on government spending overall, the World Bank warned in a report.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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