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BII and Shell Foundation to Invest $245 Million in Clean Energy
The partnership aims to support the deployment of renewable energy through the financing of start-up companies in Africa and South Asia.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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The Challenge of Private Equity Investment in Low-Income Countries
After a steady rise in private investment in low- and middle-income countries, over the past several years, the trend is now reversing.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Flexiloans Set To Raise $75 Million To Grow SME Loan Book
Flexiloans.com, an online lending platform for SMEs is growing its loan book.
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- Investing
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Press Release: BlueMark Raises $10 Million in Series A to Accelerate Adoption of Its Market-Leading Impact Verification Services, Benchmarks, and Analytics
S&P Global leads Series A round, alongside other new investors including Temasek Trust Capital, Blue Haven Initiative, Gunung Capital, and Tsao Family Office.
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Viewpoint: Be Excited About Extended Producer Responsibility, Even if It’s Not a Silver Bullet
The bottom line is that a money flow is needed to improve recycling rates, and extended producer responsibility contributes to that.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- circular economy, recycling, waste
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How Can Smart Cities Benefit Emerging Countries?
Creating and upgrading smart cities is seen as a key route to maintaining the standard of living in a sprawling city.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation, WASH
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- Global
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Teijin Frontier Introduces Technology for Recycling Polyester
The innovative technology enables the efficient removal of polyurethane elastomer fibre from polyester fabrics, making it possible to recycle these materials into new products.
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- Technology, WASH
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- Global
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Financial Wellbeing: Accion, Mastercard to Connect Clients to Digital Financial Services
The continued partnership between Accion and Mastercard builds on the two organizations’ existing digital transformation work.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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- digital finance, MSMEs, research
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