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Nuveen Raises €157 Million for Impact Credit Strategy
The global credit strategy, which aims to address real world issues such as affordable housing, community development and climate has the backing of Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring, and TIAA.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IFC and Equity Bank of Kenya Partner in Landmark Facility to Support Financial Inclusion for Refugees
The project is expected to serve as a model for similar private sector support initiatives in other African countries hosting large refugee populations.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- financial inclusion, MSMEs, refugees
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Greenplinth Africa Signs $1.5 Billion Carbon Credit for 80 Million Cookstoves Project
The project involves the procurement, pre-fabrication, assembling and commissioning of highly efficient fuel wood cookstoves as well as planting of 4 billion trees at 50 trees per one cookstove by 2030.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IZI Secures $221k Grant to Expand Rwanda’s E-Mobility
This funding will facilitate the deployment of five additional electric buses in Kigali.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AFDB Approves $100 Million for Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank in Nigeria
The newly approved bank will provide assistance to young entrepreneurs through technical support, business incubation, quasi-equity, and debt.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: CrossBoundary’s Innovation Lab Finds That Tariff Reduction in Rural Sierra Leone Boosts Usage, but Long-Term Success Requires Broader Support
When electricity tariffs were cut by 41% over a year, energy use surged by 58%.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Commits $25 Million to Acumen’s Fund for Expanding Energy Access in Africa
The grant encourages solar companies to lower interest rates for end-users by achieving specific key performance indicators (KPIs).
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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£2.2 Million Awarded to Groundbreaking Initiatives as PREO Advances Commitment to Productive Use of Renewable Energy Solutions Across sub-Saharan Africa
The programme is backed by the IKEA Foundation and UK aid via the Transforming Energy Access (TEA) platform, in partnership with the Carbon Trust and Mercy Corps’ Energy 4 Impact.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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