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EduFund, Heliware And AuraML Raise Early-Stage Funding
Ahmedabad-based edu fintech platform EduFund has raised pre-Series A funding of $3.5 million.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Pando Raises USD 30 Million Amidst Funding Winter, To Future-Proof Enterprise Supply Chains
Supply chain software leader, Pando, today announced its Series B funding of $30 million, bringing total capital raised so far, to $45 million.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: World Bank Group Launches Business Ready Project
The World Bank Group has begun work to assess the business and investment climate in up to 180 economies under its flagship Business Ready project.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Applying a Gender Lens to Agribusiness: A Pathway to Economic Empowerment for Women
Women farmers in emerging markets face many gender-specific challenges when they attempt to participate equally in agricultural supply chains, employment opportunities and distribution networks. As Cait Nordehn and Bwile Musonda at TechnoServe explain, agribusinesses are well-positioned to address these challenges — if these firms can improve the gender inclusivity of their sourcing, operations and distribution. They discuss TechnoServe’s experiences deploying its Gender-Responsive Diagnostic tool with agribusinesses to identify opportunities for greater gender inclusion.
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- Agriculture
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Nigerian Fintech Startup Storspay Raises $320K, Selected for Techstars NYC
Storspay has developed a decentralised retail lending infrastructure platform for the internet.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Secures $350 Million Loan Deal from Japan International Cooperation Agency to Boost its Support for Private Sector Operations in Africa
The loan comes under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) initiative, which is a component of Japan’s Official Development Assistance to Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Payday Announces Partnership With SpaceX’s Starlink in Rwanda
Payday and Starlink operations in Rwanda will make digital banking accessible to all remote workers & professionals on the continent.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chile Plans to Nationalize Its Vast Lithium Industry
The shock move in the country with the world's largest lithium reserves would in time transfer control of Chile's vast lithium operations from industry giants to a separate state-owned company.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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