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USAID launches $4.2 Million Investment scheme to Support 5 local Companies in Ghana
The U.S Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has announced a new co-investment scheme by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) totaling $4.2 million to support five companies operating in the country.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Addis Ababa Inks $29 Million Deals With China Firms for Public Transport Upgrade
Authorities in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa have inked a deal worth $29.17 million with two Chinese companies to modernise the transport sector.
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- Investing, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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FinTech Kamino Raises $6.1 Million to Help Latin American Startups Raise Funds
Kamino, a FinTech working on a product to help startups with international structure, has raised $6.1 million in a funding round.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Latin America
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This African Neobank Just Raised $18.5 Million to Expand Financial Access for SMEs in Kenya, Uganda
4G Capital, a notable African neobank with headquarters in Mauritius, announced today that it has finalised a Series C funding round of $18.5 million.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing
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Analysis: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Horizon: Financing Sustainable Infrastructure in Emerging Economies
Net-zero emission goals and global targets for better environmental, social and economic outcomes are found in the Paris Accord and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Investing
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Does It Mean for Africa?
The invasion has done profound damage to Russia’s relations with the West, which will be difficult to reverse as long as Putin and like-minded people around him are in power. Africa should brace itself for the challenging years ahead.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Report: Managing Negative Impact
How does impact investing actually make a difference? In the face of a global pandemic, widening inequality, racial justice, and the climate crisis, impact investors and corporate social responsibility teams have been leveraging their capital to tackle some of our biggest problems.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Development Bank Accused of Lending Millions to Companies Allegedly Linked to Forced Labor in Xinjiang
New research suggests the IFC, which operates under the World Bank Group, has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to companies that may be relying on forced labor from Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in China's western Xinjiang region.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific