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ESG Fund Chaos Angers Investors as Greenwashing Concerns Mount
The asset management units of Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas SA are adding to a tidal wave of ESG fund downgrades.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Estonia and Ukraine to Collaborate on Digital ID Development
Estonia and Ukraine have signed a new cooperation agreement in Kyiv focused on fostering an exchange of knowledge in the field of digital transformation.
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- Technology
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Asian Development Bank Signs $52 Million Loan to Finance Uzbekistan’s Wind Power Plant in Zarafshan
The 500-megawatt (MW) plant will be located to the east of Zarafshan City, in the Tamdy District of the Navoi Region in Uzbekistan.
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- Energy
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Disruptive Technology of Solar-Power Bus Kit Launches in Germany
A first of its kind solar-powered bus kit solution launches in Germany. Will this be the example to follow in Africa?
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- Energy
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Fashion Group H&M to Exit Russia Over ‘Impossible’ Situation
Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB will start winding down its operations in Russia, having halted all sales in the country in March after Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
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Press Release: U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and Gazelle Finance Launch Facility to Support Ukrainian Companies Displaced by War
The economic recovery facility will provide technical assistance to Ukrainian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) whose businesses have been negatively impacted by the war.
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- Finance
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Starbucks is Exiting Russia, Shutting 130 Stores
Starbucks is leaving Russia after 15 years in business. The coffee chain had temporarily shut down its stores in March over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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A Non-Profit Venture Fund Aims to Back 200 Startups Established by Refugee Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
The fund hopes to help Ukrainian entrepreneurs who have fled to the West, founder Roman Tyan told Insider.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- nonprofits, refugees, startups
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