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AgDevCo Expands Its Portfolio in Zambia With a New Investment in the Poultry Sector
AgDevCo says its "investments leverage private capital into socially responsible farming and agri-processing businesses in Africa, with benefits for smallholder farmers and local communities."
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Exports to The U.S. Under Pressure As AGOA Trade Benefits Expire
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which had granted duty-free access to thousands of goods from 32 sub-Saharan African countries for 25 years, expired at midnight on September 30 after U.S. lawmakers failed to agree on an extension.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Swedfund Invests $15 Million in Excelsior Capital Vietnam Fund II to Boost SME Growth
The fund said in a statement that Excelsior II provides growth capital to mid-sized companies and will contribute to job creation in sectors like retail, manufacturing, healthcare, education and tech.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Consultants at a Crossroads in Global Development: New Research Reveals their Challenges — And Highlights Strategies for Navigating the Current Disruption
The dismantling of USAID earlier this year has had many ripple effects, including over 238,000 global jobs lost at the agency and its implementing partners. But according to development consultants Alethia Wong and Lorenz Wild, the plight of independent consultants working in global development — who are often not represented in workforce statistics — hasn't received much attention. To better understand these impacts on the consulting ecosystem, they launched a survey of independent consultants earlier this year: They share the results in this article, exploring how development consultants are pivoting to earn income and how contracting companies can support them — and sharing advice from job recruiters for consultants looking for full-time roles.
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- Social Enterprise
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EU Announces $638 Million to Support Africa’s Clean Energy Transition
The funding will back projects in nine countries, targeting regional power infrastructure and rural access to clean electricity.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India Reduces GST on Renewable Energy Devices to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition
The tax rate rationalisation is expected to lower the costs of clean energy projects, directly benefiting domestic households, farmers, industries, and developers.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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IFAD Surpasses the US $1 Billion Mark in Sustainable Bonds
Since June 2022, IFAD has issued twelve sustainable bonds through private placements to pension funds, asset managers and central banks from five countries in Europea, Africa and Asia in four currencies (US$, EUR, SEK and AUD).
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Ghana’s “Mission 300” Energy Pledge: Ambitious Words, but Oversight Must Deliver Action
"For such a pledge to succeed, we must demand transparency, accountability, and protection of Ghana’s long-term interests."
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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