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Press Release: IFAD Pledges to Transform the Lives of at Least 70 Million Small-Scale Food Producers, as Part of the World Bank’s AgriConnect Initiative
AgriConnect is a new World Bank Group initiative designed to create jobs in agribusiness, transform the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers globally and strengthen global food security.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Global
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Analysis: Why Impact Investing Might Collapse and How to Stop It
The current paradigm of viewing impact in isolation from the systems surrounding investments is not sustainable. Applying a systems lens helps investors make better decisions related to sourcing, management, and measurement that lead to lasting positive impact.
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- Investing
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- Global
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IFC, Appian Launch $1 Billion Critical Minerals Fund in Africa and Latin America
The fund, anchored by an initial $100 million commitment from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will focus on nickel, copper, cobalt and rare earths, all essential for the energy transition and digital technologies.
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- Energy, Technology
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Analysis: EVs Are Depreciating Much Faster Than Gas-Powered Cars
Plummeting resale values are threatening to derail the world’s transition to electric transportation.
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- Energy, Transportation
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Global Partnerships Announces Maturity of 6th Impact Investment Fund
The 10-year Social Investment Fund 6.0 demonstrated the power of impact-first investing strategies for addressing poverty in Africa and Latin America
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Biodiversity Gets Its ISO Moment: Nature Accounting Arrives
By formalizing the emerging field of nature accounting, it could prove almost as consequential for corporate sustainability as the Paris Agreement was for climate, especially if it triggers the same kind of data-driven accountability shift.
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- Environment, Finance
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Humanity AI Commits $500 Million to Build a People-Centered Future for AI
"As AI becomes more ubiquitous across every area of society and in people’s daily lives, it is prompting people to ask fundamental questions about their role and value in an AI-driven future."
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- Technology
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Global Investors Are Pouring More Money into Climate Tech
Clean energy companies, EV makers and other green firms attracted $56 billion in the first nine months of 2025 — more than in all of 2024.
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- Energy
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- Global
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