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Press Release: W-GDP, DFC Target Additional $6 Billion of Investment in Women
Announcement marks one of several new commitments at event highlighting the power of investing in women.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Investment Management Firm SSC Capital Partners With Halal Angel Network to Tap Fast-Growing African Muslim Market
A corporate advisory and investment management firm, has partnered with Halal Angel Network (HAN) from India to tap the fast-growing African Muslim market.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel and Telkom Discontinue Merger Plans
The disclosure was made in a notification that was sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bill Gates Is Spending $150 Million to Try to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine as Cheap as $3
Pay more attention to what Gates is doing overseas than what he’s saying about the United States.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Investing
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- impact investing, vaccines
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Africa’s Fast-Growing Tourism Industry Could Lose up to $120 Billion and Millions of Jobs
“Tourism is one of the largest industries worldwide and provides 7% of Africa’s GDP,” says Dr. Annika Surmeier, an economic geographer working at the University of Manchester and the University of Cape Town. “National lockdowns and travel bans to reduce the spread of Covid-19 had devastating effects on the tourism industry and hundreds of thousands of people, often women or people from poor communities, have lost their jobs.”
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- tourism
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GSMA and WFP Launch Mobile Money Program to Distribute Disaster Relief
The GSMA will be working with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide civilians with financial relief during humanitarian crises. Examples include pandemics and natural disasters, although the program is not limited to those specific situations.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Interview: Rwanda Harnesses Technology to Fight COVID-19, Drive Recovery
In a conversation with IMF Country Focus, Rwanda’s Minister of State in Charge of National Treasury Richard Tusabe explains how his government is leveraging technology and grass-roots networks to fight the spread of COVID-19 and ensure financial support for households and businesses.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Africa’s Biggest Telecom Companies Are Diversifying Their Revenue Streams
Over the last few years, Africa’s biggest telcos have been diversifying their revenue away from voice services. But the pandemic shows they still have more to do.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, telecommunications
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