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Press Release: US $290 Million in Additional Financing to Support Vulnerable Households and Workers Affected by COVID-19 in Jordan
The World Bank has approved additional financing for the Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project to provide cash support to poor and vulnerable households and workers affected by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- North Africa & Near East
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Press Release: Expanding Digital and Financial Inclusion: World Bank Supports Morocco’s Reforms for Social and Economic Resilience
The World Bank today approved a US $450 million loan to support momentum in Morocco for reforms designed to increase public access to financial and digital services.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- North Africa & Near East
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Tetra Tech Buys International Development Consultancy Kaizen
Tetra Tech, a Pasadena, California-based engineering and consulting firm, has acquired The Kaizen Company, a Washington, DC-based management consulting firm specializing in international development.
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- Technology
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- North Africa & Near East
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Agri Fintech Startup Mozare3 Raises Seven-Figure Capital in Pre-Seed Round
Mozare3, an emerging Agri-FinTech startup from Egypt has announced that it raised substantial capital in a pre-seed round led.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
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- North Africa & Near East
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- fintech
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Mastercard and Uber Extend Partnership to Boost Growth of Digital Economy in Middle East and Africa
Mastercard and Uber has announced extending their long-standing partnership with a new strategic initiative focusing on digital payments and advancing financial inclusions, facilitated by Mastercard across the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
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- Finance
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- North Africa & Near East
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European Union Boosts Resilience in Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal States
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a €6.1 million contribution from the European Union to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities in Northern and Western Bahr El Ghazal states.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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Will COVID-19 spur green bond issuances in emerging markets?
As many countries turn to debt to help fund their recoveries from the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number of governments and companies are looking at sustainability-focused financial instruments to fund major projects.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- North Africa & Near East
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- governance
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Analysis: Deutsche Bank: Is Egypt the New Darling of Emerging Markets?
The Egyptian economy is among the very few emerging markets (EMs) that is growing, and would continue to grow next year despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shock, according to a new report released by Deutsche Bank.
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- Finance, Technology
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- North Africa & Near East