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Blue Earth Commits $30 Million to Agricultural Commodities Firm
Valency International operates large-scale commodity processing facilities across four countries in Africa and Asia.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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First-Of-A-Kind AI Driven Platform Linking Blue Economy Projects and Investors Unveiled
Salesforce’s agentic AI technology is being embedded within the Platform so that projects and investors from around the world can be linked in a way which was previously not possible.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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SWEN Capital Raises $183 Million for New Ocean Impact Venture Fund
"SWEN’s Blue Ocean 2 fund invests primarily in Series A funding rounds, targeting startups bringing solutions to address key threats affecting ocean biodiversity, including over-fishing, pollution, and climate change."
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- Environment, WASH
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- Global
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No More Second Shots: A Step Towards Self-Boosting Vaccines
Scientists are designing microparticles that could deliver vaccines at predefined times after they’ve been injected.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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Press Release: ADB, CGIAR, and Gates Foundation Partner to Transform Rice Sector, Uplift Millions of Smallholder Farmers in Asia and the Pacific
Initial projects are being developed in Bangladesh, Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Global
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Analysis: Is Digital Sovereignty Good for Digital Development or Is It Damaging Digital Protectionism?
Wayan Vota says, "As we continue to build digital infrastructure across the globe, let’s ensure we’re creating systems that empower rather than control, that connect rather than isolate, and that protect rather than surveil."
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- Technology
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Curbing Plastic Pollution: The Renewable Energy Sector’s Unexplored Opportunity
At first glance, the renewable energy sector and plastic pollution seem to occupy separate spheres. Yet, plastics are deeply woven into the fabric of renewable energy infrastructure.
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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dLocal to Acquire Aza Finance
dLocal's growth has been significantly propelled by its strong presence in the Middle East and Africa, regions characterised by high cryptocurrency adoption.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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