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Amazon to invest USD 1.7 Billion in South Africa
The group published a new economic impact study (EIS) which outlined AWS Africa's projected forecast of investment to construct, operate, and maintain its cloud infrastructure in South Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
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Global Citizen and the PepsiCo Foundation Announce Partnership To Advance Food Security and Improve the Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers
The initiative seeks to provide a platform for smallholder farmers to work alongside world leaders.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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PepsiCo Launches Crop Intelligence Model for India in Collaboration with Cropin
PepsiCo India, through its brand “Lay’s”, announced a crop & plot-level predictive intelligence model to help farmers maximize potato yields.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Deploys More Than $2.1 Billion, Expected to Impact the Lives of Over 215,000 Black Women Across the Country
The investment capital and over $23 million in philanthropic capital to 137 organizations, companies and projects across the country to drive economic empowerment.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Google, Others Say Uganda Anti-LGBTQ Bill Bad for Business
A business group in Uganda including corporate giants such as Google says it opposes the country's anti-LGBTQ legislation.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Payday Raises $3 Million Seed Funding to Drive Product Expansion
Payday, with over 330,000 users and 40,000 daily transactions, has raised a $3 million Seed round led by Moniepoint Inc., a later-stage financial services holding company.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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JP Morgan Has Opened an Office in Kenya, Making It Present in All Four of Africa’s Biggest Technological Hubs
JP Morgan, the biggest bank in the United States and the world based on market capitalization, now had a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’
For decades, American businesses working in emerging markets have prioritized profit maximization regardless of the social and environmental costs — an approach that economist and author John Perkins describes as the "death economy." But as China has supplanted America as the top investor and trading partner in many of these markets, Perkins attributes its success to its embrace of the ideals — if not always the practices — of sustainable development. He explores how China's promotion of a regenerative "life economy" has resonated in developing countries, and how U.S. businesses can respond.
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- Environment, Investing, Transportation
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