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World Bank: Poorest Countries Facing Worst Debt Since 2006
The 26 poorest nations in the world are more heavily in debt than any time in the last 18 years, according to a new report. Climate change and conflict are major drivers of poverty in the affected countries.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Google Announces $1 Billion Investment for Infrastructure in Thailand
According to a study by Deloitte, Google’s investment could contribute £3 billion ($4 billion) to Thailand’s GDP by 2029, and support 14,000 new jobs.
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- Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Oracle to Invest $6.5 Billion in AI and Cloud Computing in Malaysia
The planned public cloud region will help organizations in Malaysia modernize their applications, migrate all types of workloads to the cloud, and innovate with data, analytics, and AI.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Huawei to Open Cloud Region in Nigeria by End of October
Huawei Technologies has announced plans to establish a datacentre in Nigeria, in a move to meet the country’s data storage regulations.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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2X Certification Launches to Assess and Recognise Gender Inclusion in Investments
The new certification programme is focused on evaluating and recognising investors, companies and financial instruments that are working towards greater gender inclusion.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Putting Communities at the Center of Impact Measurement: Why Locally Led Evaluations are Key to Measuring Project Success
Development organizations and donors often measure impact by asking if their target population was lifted, to some degree, out of poverty. But as Henok Begashaw at iDE argues, traditional impact measurement approaches centered around poverty reduction — like household surveys designed by outside technical experts — can fail to capture the key outcomes of an initiative. He explores the benefits of a locally led measurement approach that allows organizations to develop a rich picture of project outcomes, based on what beneficiaries themselves say is important.
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- Social Enterprise
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Analysis: Green Supply Chain: Four Suppliers Outline How They Keep up With Sustainability Requirements
Global regulations aimed at driving sustainability across supply chains are evolving, altering trade compliance processes.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- data, ESG, regulations, supply chains
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Smallholder Farmer Adoption of Agtech ‘High but Inconsistent,’ Says New Study From 60 Decibels W/ Gates Foundation
The research team interviewed more than 1,400 Kenyan farmers across 38 counties, using a lean methodology developed and tested in multiple geographies over 2022-2024.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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