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Press Release: Report: New Data Show Massive, Wider-than-Expected Global Gender Gap
The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows.
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The Carrier Also Signs Deal with World Bank to Boost Its Mobile Money Offer in the Region
Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) has signed an agreement with Microsoft to support 15,000 small to medium enterprises across 17 countries in Africa and the Middle East in adopting Microsoft solutions.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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Press Release: Visa and the GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation Launch Digital Finance for All Initiative
This five-year initiative aims to advance digital financial inclusion for 20 million individuals, including women, small holder farmers (SHF), and nano, micro and small enterprise (NMSE) owners across low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
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Analysis: 5 Reasons To Focus On Venture Philanthropy In 2024
Venture philanthropists operate through foundations, education capital funds and private firms that give grants and other capital to social entrepreneurs and nonprofits.
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- Social Enterprise
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- nonprofits, philanthropy
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Press Release: Launch of Green Guarantee Company to Mobilise Billions in Climate Finance
Guarantees are pivotal to enable developing countries to access long-term hard currency debt financing to combat climate change.
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- Transportation
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Nigerian-Born Moove Receives $10 Million for India Expansion
The mobility company, which entered India in 2023, states the new fund will help it strengthen its presence in the Indian market and expand operations to new cities, such as Delhi, Pune, and Kolkata.
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- Technology, Transportation
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Analysis: Tackling the Plastics Pollution Crisis by Channeling Private Capital to Projects that Reduce Plastic Waste
The new Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond channels up-front financing from capital market investors looking to support plastic waste collection and recycling activities.
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Press Release: Report: World Bank Urges Action for Gender Equality in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
The report advocates for gender-responsive legislation to safeguard women’s rights in mining and build a more sustainable sector.
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- Energy, Health Care, WASH
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