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Viewpoint: The Emerging Market Grind: How ‘Doing More With Less’ Leads To More Resilient, Scalable Startups
Sebastián Vidal discusses why startups that want to become profitable and enduring, fast, should consider starting up in emerging markets.
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- Global
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Emerging Markets: Infrastructure in a Post-COVID World
Despite the contraction of the global economy due to COVID-19, the “global logistics market has reached $5.2 trillion in 2020.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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Analysis: BlackRock Boss Larry Fink Says Bad Climate Regulation Is Pushing the World Toward $100 Oil
BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive told global leaders the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are outdated and require a total overhaul to bring sustainability to the developing world.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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DFC, IFC, EIB, and AFD Boosting COVID-19 Vaccine Production in Africa with Senegal-based Vaccine Manufacturer IPD
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, International Finance Corporation, European Investment Bank, and the French Development Agency announced their commitment to support Fondation Institut Pasteur de Dakar to bolster the production of COVID-19 vaccines in the country.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BlackRock Secures USD $250 Million for Climate Infrastructure Finance Vehicle
BlackRock Inc has obtained over USD 250 million in commitments for the Climate Finance Partnership across emerging markets.
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- Energy, Environment
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Magic Fund Raises $30 Million, to Give $100 – $300k Checks to Founders in Emerging Markets
MAGIC Fund, a global collective of founders that backs other founders to solve business challenges, has announced a $30 Million Fund II raise to continue backing early-stage startups.
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Analysis: Why Africa’s Push to Make Vaccines Should Look Further Than COVID-19
It’s unlikely that vaccine manufacturing will offer Africa a quick fix for COVID-19. Countries on the continent are grappling with a diverse array of challenges.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Taptap Send Gets $13.4 Million for a No-Fee Money Transfer Service Aimed at Price-Conscious Emerging Market Users
Taptap Send, which provides a “free” mobile money transfer service from eight countries to 15 others, has raised $13.4 million, that it will be using to continue expanding its scope and the services that it provides to its customers.
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