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Shell Foundation and Accion Open Applications for ClimaFii Alliance Second Cohort
The Climate and Finance Innovations (ClimaFii) Alliance continues its mission to bring financing and sustainable energy solutions to microenterprises across sub-Saharan Africa and India.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Anxiety Brews at World Bank Over Workforce Overhaul
Mounting questions over World Bank’s sweeping consultant purge; the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation expands beyond critical minerals; and developing countries hit the largest debt financing gap in 50 years.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Babyl Paradox: When Evidence-Based Digital Success Cannot Beat Corporate Failure
A platform delivering superior healthcare outcomes became another cautionary tale of corporate failure.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mars Commits $20 Million to Advance Sustainable Rice Sourcing
Under the new platform, Mars said that it is working with its farmers and suppliers to implement various climate-smart agriculture practices that have been proven to reduce water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, while protecting yields.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Gave $7.1 Billion to Nonprofits in 2025, a Major Increase
Scott’s donations have captured the attention of nonprofits and other charitable funders because they come with no strings attached and are often very large compared to the annual budgets of the recipient organizations.
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- Investing
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- Global
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ResponsAbility Invests in Ace International, a Leading Nutrition and Dairy Ingredients Producer in India
This facility aims to bring modern processing technology to India, with capabilities to produce nutrition ingredients aligned with global quality and sustainability standards.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Microsoft Investing $17.5 Billion in India for AI and Cloud Infrastructure
The announcement underscores the growing global competition among major technology companies to expand in India, which has become one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Five35 Ventures Secures Anchor Investment from Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund
The MEDA-backed anchor capital is expected to bolster Five35’s capacity to deepen its reach across East, West and Southern Africa, support more female entrepreneurs, and bridge critical financing gaps between pre-seed and scale stages.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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