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Apple Is Making Another Bet on an Emerging Market in Asia
The iPhone maker is seeking growth among younger, mobile-first populations.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- South Asia
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Technology Is About to Disrupt the Blue-Collar Workforce in Emerging Markets
While technology may not directly increase wages, it can help workers be more competitive and access new work opportunities.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Raxio Group Gets $33 Million in African Data Market Investment
The funding enables the design, construction, operation, and management of a series of high-impact data centres in seven countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Pacto Closes US $4 Million Seed Funding to Grow Restaurant Point of Sale and Payments Software in Mexico City
With its cloud-based software and a range of payment options, Pacto is helping restaurants and bars manage their operations and grow their revenue and tips.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- data, digital inclusion, innovation, MSMEs, startups
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African Development Bank, Partners Invest $618 Million to Grow Nigeria’s Creative Enterprises
The African Development Bank and some partners have officially launched a new Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bringing Agricultural Insurance to Climate-Vulnerable Farmers: A Unique Pilot Program in Nepal Shows How to Unlock the Benefits of Index-Based Insurance for Smallholders
Nepal's topography and climatic conditions make it uniquely prone to natural disasters. As Maria Perdomo at UNCDF explains, these disasters threaten the country's economic development, and smallholder farmers and rural women are disproportionately affected. She discusses a UNCDF pilot program that brought agricultural insurance coverage to Nepali smallholders, and shares learnings from the program that could inform efforts to deliver insurance to farmers in other climate-vulnerable countries in Asia and beyond.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
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UPS to Spend Up to $20 Million on Its First India Tech Centre
This tech center is the first of its type that the Georgia-based logistics giant is setting up in the South Asian region.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- digital inclusion, scale
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Enstack Raises $3 Million to Help Digitize SMEs
The funding round will support its goal of digitizing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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