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Miliband Calls on CEOs to Fill Gap Left by Cuts to Government Aid Budgets
Companies have a self-interest in helping to address problems governments are retreating from.
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- Global
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Analysis: An Opportunity to Build, In the Crisis
As philanthropy rallies to the defense of the nonprofit sector, how money is spent is as important as how much.
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- NGOs, nonprofits, philanthropy, scale
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Bayer Opens $35 Million Maize Seed Facility in Zambia
The new maize seed facility will triple its existing capacity in the country in 2025. It will generate 80 permanent and 100 seasonal jobs.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Low- And Middle-Income Countries ‘Should Turn To EU and China’ After US Climate Exit, Say Analysts
The US withdrawal from the fund is a setback for international climate finance and raises concerns about the ability of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to recover from environmental crises.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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IFC and IDB Invest Forge Partnership with Itaú Unibanco to Issue First Bond with a Focus in Biodiversity and Social Initiatives in Brazil
This marks Itaú's first bond with a focus on biodiversity, aimed at increasing access to credit for green projects.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Latin America
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Women in Business Held Back by Mobile Data’s Cost in Developing World – Report
Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation for Women do not have regular internet access.
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Nigeria Readies $40 Million Startup Seed Fund Backed by Japan
Nigeria had a thriving startup ecosystem even before the startup law was passed, raising more than $2 billion between 2015 and 2022.
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WHO Warns of HIV Treatment Shortages Due to US Aid Cuts
"As of March 4,167 health facilities had shut down due to funding shortages, and without urgent intervention, over 220 more facilities could close by June."
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- Health Care
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