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OPEC Fund Signs $394 Million Sustainability-Linked Loan with ETC Group to Support Smallholder Farmers in Africa
The funds aim to boost ETG’s working capital, enhance food systems, and support the livelihoods of over 600,000 smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UK to Help Give 10 Million People Worldwide Access to Clean Cooking
At COP29 in Baku, Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds will commit to help the Global South access clean forms of cooking that does not burn wood or coal.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Sweden Grants $4.8 Million to African Development Bank to Boost Capital Markets Integration Across Africa
The funds will support several strategic initiatives, including bringing legal and regulatory frameworks into line with international best practice.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Small Firms Are Still a Big Missed Opportunity in Development Philanthropy
There are many reasons why philanthropists still haven’t supported SMEs at the scale we need. They need to get over it; the opportunity to leverage impact is enormous.
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- Investing
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- Global
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AfricInvest and Proparco Provide Financing to African Eyewear Company
AfricInvest and Proparco together approved financing for Lapaire Glasses, an optical retail chain offering eyewear at a fair price.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: MCC, Zambia Sign $491 Million Compact to Advance Agriculture Sector
The Zambia Farm-to-Market Compact will be implemented by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)–Zambia II, a new entity created by the Government of Zambia specifically to lead implementation of this compact program.
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- Agriculture, WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: DFC Announces Its Largest Wind Energy Investment
DFC financing will support the development, construction, and operation of nine wind power plants.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Press Release: European Development Finance Institutions Sign Landmark Separate Affiliate Partnerships With DFC and FinDev Canada
Set for a one-year period, the affiliate partnerships will aim to bolster the global reach of US, Canadian and European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs).
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- Global