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British International Investment Commits $60 Million to Green Investment Partnership to Close the Climate Finance Funding Gap in South-East Asia
GIP is an innovative blended finance vehicle under FAST-P that has secured $510 million in committed capital from global and regional private, public and philanthropic institutions.
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- South Asia
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Habitat for Humanity International and Symbiotics Join Forces to Accelerate and Scale Affordable, Inclusive and Sustainable Housing Finance
“One in 3 people on Earth don’t have a safe, affordable home, and the global need has accelerated in recent years as more and more housing markets have broken,” said Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Carbon Offsets Fail to Cut Global Heating Due to ‘Intractable’ Systemic Problems, Study Says
While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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AI-Powered Telemedicine Bridges Prenatal Care Gap in Low and Middle-Income Countries
The AI component integrates deep learning models capable of identifying standard fetal planes critical for prenatal assessments.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The African Development Bank Injects $117.3 Million to Transform Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire Amid Sustainability Push
For farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, particularly youth and women in rural areas, the facility represents more than financial relief.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda Development Bank Secures $30 Million Islamic Finance Facility for SMEs
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) provided Uganda Development Bank (UDB) with $30 million, marking its first financing deal in Uganda and East Africa.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World’s Biggest Pension Fund Puts Impact Investing on the Agenda
GPIF President Kazuto Uchida has made clear he thinks that an investment approach targeting environmental and social goals "ultimately leads to” economic and capital markets growth.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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China Strikes $1.4 Billion Deal With Zambia, Tanzania for Railway Upgrade
China, Zambia and Tanzania have struck a $1.4 billion deal to modernise the ageing Tanzania–Zambia Railway, a lifeline for moving copper out of southern Africa.
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- Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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