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Press Release: Asian Companies Are Steadily Catching up to Their Western Counterparts When It Comes to ESG Initiatives
The survey conducted by Robocash Group shows that 45% of the respondents from India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam who are willing to invest are interested in ESG. However, ESG factors have yet a long way to go to reach massive buy-in from the retail investor community.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing, scale
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DEG Backs Two African Funds with $41 Million
DEG’s funding will provide growth capital to support African businesses in their pursuit to expand and densify the digital infrastructure for Africa’s ongoing digital transformation.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Investcorp Leads $55 Million Investment in NDR Warehousing
Bahrain-based Investcorp, a global investment manager specializing in alternative investments, said it has led a USD $55 million investment in NDR Warehousing.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Sistema.bio Closes Over $15MM in Financing to Scale Climate-Smart Clean Energy Technology for Farmers
Financing will strengthen partnerships and distribution, carbon reduction activities, R&D efforts and overall operations in LATAM, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- impact investing
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Apollo Hybrid Value to Invest $125 Million in Hero FinCorp, One of India’s Fastest Growing Non-Bank Financial Companies
Apollo announced that funds within its Hybrid Value strategy have committed to invest $125 million in Hero FinCorp Limited.
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- Asia Pacific
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Clikalia Clicks on $86 Million to Expand its iBuyer Marketplace Across Europe and Latin America
Clikalia, another player in the so-called iBuyer space, has raised $86 million to take that model to markets in Europe and Latin America.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Grab Acquires Jaya Grocer to Expand Its On-Demand Grocery Delivery in Malaysia
The deal enables Grab to bring more Jaya Grocer retail stores onto its marketplace and leverage Jaya Grocer's large supplier network further to expand its GrabSupermarket
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Tiger Global and Greycroft Back Nigerian Investment App Bamboo in $15 Million Round
The average Nigerian only has a handful of ways to save and invest. Building a portfolio of stocks, particularly U.S. stocks, is one way they can hedge against inflation and currency devaluation.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa