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New Analysis Points the Way Toward the Most Effective Impact Investments and a Need for Better Data
"With impact investment assets under management approaching $1.6 trillion, the industry needs to build better analytical methods to make the most of every penny. A new approach from the Global Impact Investing Network may show a way forward, but the need remains for more, better, and more widely shared data."
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- Global
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- data, impact investing
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Historic Declaration On Artificial Intelligence Launched At Global AI Summit On Africa To Drive Continental Governance And Innovation
Africa's AI landscape is changing quickly. By 2030, AI is projected to contribute a staggering $2.9 trillion to the African economy.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Data Centres Will Use Twice as Much Energy by 2030 — Driven by AI
Data centres accounted for roughly 1.5% of global electricity consumption in 2024.
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- Global
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Analysis: AI’s Promise: A New Era for Financial Inclusion
Leveraged properly, this AI revolution holds immense promise for financial inclusion.
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- Global
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U.S. Government Campaign Against ESG Hits Emerging Market Green Bonds
The backlash in the US on climate issues is hitting the ability of many emerging markets to raise funds for environmental projects.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- data, ESG, global development, impact bonds
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Benin and Senegal Experience Highest Growth in African Internet Resilience: Internet Society Pulse Country Report 2024
Several countries in West Africa are improving their internet resilience.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Latin America Venture Capitalists Nazca, Bridge Merge to Combine $300 Million in Assets
Venture capital firms Nazca and Bridge announced a merger that will combine assets worth over $300 million, in an effort to expand their footprint in Latin American startups.
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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Women in Business Held Back by Mobile Data’s Cost in Developing World – Report
Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation for Women do not have regular internet access.
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- Technology
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