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Sun Exchange Secures $2.5 Million Convertible Note Financing
The latest investment enables Sun Exchange to continue scaling its success using its crowd-based solar leasing platform to facilitate solar power for small-to-medium organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa,
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC to Invest $1 Billion in Food Security and Agriculture Projects
DFC financing for the agricultural and food sectors responds to multiple, overlapping global concerns including the impacts of climate change, the effects of Covid-19 and other health-related issues.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Global
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New Report Shines Spotlight on the Global Creative Economy’s Response to COVID-19
US$31 trillion in impact capital is currently at work globally, reflecting how many investors are considering the way their decisions affect people and the planet as well as their own bottom line.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: New Report Urges International Investment in African Philanthropy for Sustainable Social Impact
Hard hitting new research co-commissioned by Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Foundation suggests that the sustainable development of the not-for-profit sector in Africa is being challenged by an imbalance in international investment.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malaysia-Based Socar Raises US $55 Million in Series B Funding Round From New Investors EastBridge Partners, Sime Darby
SOCAR plans to use the funding to support continuous tech enhancements, the introduction of clean mobility initiatives, and further development of its P2P car-sharing marketplace TREVO.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Press Release: Africa Finance Corporation Plans $500 Million Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund Under Newly Created Asset Management Division, AFC Capital Partners
As part of its drive to address Africa’s vulnerability to climate risk, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has created an independent asset management arm, AFC Capital Partners.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Heifer International and Mccormick & Company Announce Partnership To Support Sustainable Incomes for Spice Farmers in Guatemala
Through the new Cardaforestry project, McCormick & Company and Heifer International will invest in cardamom and allspice farmers through Guatemalan spice supplier, Nueva Kerala, strengthening the spice supply chain, increasing farmer incomes and resilience
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: IIX and the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Launch Blended Finance Solutions to Benefit 2.5 Million Lives in Asia Pacific by 2023
With AUD2.75 million in funding from the Australian Government, IIX will unlock an additional AUD18 million through the catalytic use of the funding.
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- Investing
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- South Asia