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Pandemic Brings Highest Global Hunger Rate in 12 Years
Around 768 million people — more than population of Europe — were hungry in 2020, an increase of 118 million people since the arrival of the coronavirus.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Vortex Energy Achieves $200 Million First Close For Flagship Fund ‘Vortex Energy IV,’ Targets Investments in Global Energy Transition
Vortex Energy is launching Vortex Energy IV, a new fund to tap into the burgeoning global interest in Energy Transition
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- Global
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Analysis: BlackRock Boss Larry Fink Says Bad Climate Regulation Is Pushing the World Toward $100 Oil
BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive told global leaders the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are outdated and require a total overhaul to bring sustainability to the developing world.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- climate change
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Pakistani Entrepreneur Uses E-Health to Change Rural Lives
Young trailblazer Muhammad Sarim Raza is using technology to deliver healthcare services to medically underserved communities in Pakistan.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Microcredit Lenders in Bangladesh Hit Hard by COVID-19
Suffering from low demand for loans and the inability of many borrowers to pay instalments, the microcredit sector has been hit hard by Covid-19.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Blockchain Technology Has the Potential to Add $29 Billion to Nigeria’s GDP by 2030
Research by Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access finds that blockchain technology can address barriers to financial inclusion in Nigeria and substantially boost Nigeria’s economy.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UK Financial Platform Tide Commits $134 Million Investment and More Than 1,000 Jobs in India
Tide that it is entering India as its first international market early next year, and it plans to create 1,000 jobs.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Arise Launches a Call for Tenders for the Construction of a Solar Power Park in Togo
Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms has just launched a call for tenders for the construction of a 390 MWp photovoltaic solar park in Togo.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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