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Toyota to Invest $624 Million to Make Electric Vehicle Parts in India
Toyota Group plans to invest 48 billion rupees ($624 million) to make electric vehicle components in India, as the Japanese carmaker works toward carbon neutrality by 2050.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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UNCDF Partners with Our Telekom to Develop Mobile Money Services in Solomon Islands
Telekom to launch mobile money services in Solomon Islands in efforts to boost financial inclusion and transform the digital payments ecosystem in the country.
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- Finance, Technology
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Line Acquires $25 Million in Equity, Debt to Build Inclusive Financial System
Line, the firm building a “modern” inclusive financial network, announced that it has secured $25 million in equity and debt, with Massive leading the funding round.
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- Finance
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Kinara Capital Raises $50 Million in Equity from Nuveen, ASN Microkredietfonds to Boost Lending to MSMEs in India
India’s Kinara Capital recently raised INR 3.8 billion (USD 50 million) in equity from the Global Impact Fund of US-based Nuveen.
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The Cost of Invasive Species Bears Heavy on Indian Economy, Finds Study
India has lost $127.3 billion (Rs. 8.3 trillion) in the last 60 years to invasive alien species, second to the U.S.
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- Environment
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Walmart and Flipkart Present a Roadmap for Indian Sellers to Export via Cross-Border E-Commerce
650 Sellers attend Seller Summit in New Delhi to explore the opportunity for export growth on Walmart Marketplace in the U.S.
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- Uncategorized
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Germany, India Sign $10.5 Billion Green Development Deal
Germany and India signed a series of bilateral agreements Monday focused on sustainable development that will see the South Asian nation receive 10 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in aid by 2030 to boost the use of clean energy.
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- Energy, Environment
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Bodhi Tree Picks up Strategic Stake in Coaching Institute Allen for $600 Million in India
Bodhi Tree will leverage its founders’ shared track record of building iconic consumer businesses to build ALLEN into a world-class digital education business of the future.
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- Education, Technology
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- edtech, global development
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