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Press Release: Upaya Social Ventures Invests In Amounee, Empowering Rural Weavers And Artisans To Engage In Commerce Worldwide
Through its innovative mobile application, Amounee facilitates a direct connection between artisans and consumers and provides analytics and support to micro-entrepreneurs.
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Financial Toll of Climate Crisis Hitting Women Harder, UN Says
Rural households led by women lose about 8% more income to heat stress than male-led families, data shows.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- climate change, housing, research
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Joint Project with Germany to Modernise Nigeria’s Recycling Sector
Partners from Nigerian civil society, the metal processing industry and the solar industry are working with the Oeko-Institut.
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- Energy, Environment, WASH
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Press Release: Report: Global Impact Investing Industry to Become a $989.28 Billion Market by 2029
This market has expanded rapidly, driven by a growing awareness of the interconnectedness between economic, social, and environmental factors.
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- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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New Research Sheds Light on Digital Gender Gap
The study reveals a significant reliance by women on digital tools for their businesses.
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Press Release: Global Infrastructure Partners Announces Total $2.1 Billion Final Closing of Its Inaugural Emerging Markets Fund
GIP Emerging Markets Fund I is a dedicated emerging markets-focused fund that extends GIP’s Flagship equity strategy to opportunities in 11 Target Countries in Asia and Latin America.
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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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