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60 Start-Ups Across Africa To Get $4 Million Google Fund
Tech giant, Google is committing $4million to 60 eligible start-ups across Africa as applications open for the second cohort of the ‘Google for Start-up Black Founders Fund for Africa’.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Bank Provides US$56 Million to Support Sustainable Blue Economy Growth in the Eastern Caribbean
The funding will support several Eastern Caribbean countries in catalyzing the sustainable economic potential of their living marine and coastal assets.
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- Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: Africa Finance Corporation Launches US$2 Billion Facility to Support Economic Recovery & Resilience in Africa
In response to economic challenges created by the global pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is launching a US$2 billion facility to support recovery and resilience in Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Cost of Invasive Species Bears Heavy on Indian Economy, Finds Study
India has lost $127.3 billion (Rs. 8.3 trillion) in the last 60 years to invasive alien species, second to the U.S.
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Honeycomb Credit, Upstart Co-Lab to Allow Institutional Money to Participate in Crowd Loans
Honeycomb Credit, a bank replacement regulated Funding Portal, has announced a partnership with Upstart Co-Lab, to offer a “first-of-its kind loan crowdfunding platform.”
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- North America
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How Canadian Clothing Entrepreneurs Are Disrupting ‘Fast Fashion’
They co-founded Thriftsome, an online thrift store that allows Canadians to make more sustainable fashion choices.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
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- Global
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Kenya Eyes $244 Million Budget Support From IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to release $244 million to Kenya to finance its budget “in the coming weeks” after its staff expressed their satisfaction with Nairobi’s economic reforms in the face of Covid-19.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tofino Capital Closes First Round of $10 Million Fund to Back Startups in Africa
The VC will invest between $50,000 and $500,000 in early-stage companies, particularly pre-seed and seed stages.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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