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Analysis: Scepticism Grows in El Salvador Over Pioneering Bitcoin Gamble
El Salvador will be first to adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender next month – but economists are sounding warnings over risks.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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FV Bank Raises $8 Million Series A Funding
Headquartered in Puerto Rico, FV Bank will utilize the funding to launch a digital asset custody solution, a debit card along with international expansion.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Press Release: The ABC Fund Supports Bolivian Microfinance Institution CIDRE IFD With Multi-Million-Dollar Investment
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (‘ABC Fund’) has announced that it is investing USD 4.7 million in Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Regional (‘CIDRE IFD’), a microfinance institution providing financial support to smallholder farmers in Bolivia.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Investing
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- Latin America
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Mexican Neobroker Flink Raises $57 Million To Boost Financial Inclusion in Latin America
Flink, a Mexico City-based neobroker, has raised $57 million in a Series B round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Tendenube Becomes the New Unicorn in Mexico After Receiving an Investment of US $500 Million
The ecommerce platform Trendenube received a new round of investment for 500 million dollars, making it the new unicorn in Mexico
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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- e-commerce, startups
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Brazil’s Nuvemshop Raises $500 Million at a $3.1 Billion Valuation Months After Last Raise
Nuvemshop aims to give entrepreneurs a way to build and grow online businesses.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Latin America
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- e-commerce, startups
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Press Release: World Bank Group Mobilizes Over $29 Billion To Support Latin America and the Caribbean Region’s Response to the Pandemic
The investment will fight the pandemic’s health, economic, and social impacts, as well as support the region respond to challenges such as hurricanes and migration.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Latin America
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Press Release: Atlas Renewable Energy and Unipar Sign a Solar Energy Power Purchase Agreement in Brazil
Atlas Renewable Energy's Lar do Sol-Casablanca II project will provide solar energy to Unipar's factories in Brazil
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- Energy
- Region
- Latin America
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