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Viewpoint: ESG Is in Its Flop Era
Investors pulled $24 billion from climate-related funds during the first three quarters of 2024, Bloomberg News reported last month, citing Morningstar data.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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CrossBoundary Energy Secures USD 140 Million for African expansion
CrossBoundary Energy is dedicated to offering fully financed renewable power solutions to African businesses.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Arab African International Bank, IFC, EBRD, and BII Launch US$500 Million Sustainability Bond to Support Climate Finance and Boost Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises
The sustainability bond is the first in Egypt - and the largest issued by a private bank in Africa - and will support green and sustainable projects in Egypt.
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- Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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ADB Partners With MSEL To Build 20-MW Solar Power Plant In Bangladesh
The funding includes a $15.5 million loan from ADB and an $8.8 million loan from the Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund 2.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Subsidy and Synergy: How Philanthropy Can Complement Impact Investing More Effectively
The original goal of impact investing was to build out the funding spectrum between philanthropy and commercial investment. But according to Asad Mahmood at SIMA and Nanno Kleiterp, the arrival of private equity firms — promising scale and market-rate financial returns — has pulled all the sector's energy toward the commercial end of the spectrum. They explore the key role philanthropic subsidy has played in the development of emerging markets business, clarify some misconceptions about its role in impact investing, and propose some ways philanthropists and impact investors can better align their efforts.
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- Energy, Finance, Investing, Social Enterprise
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From Baku To The Amazon: Eyes On COP30 As COP29 Disappoints
The meeting’s theme was “In Solidarity for a Green World,” and culminated with the adoption of an agreement that brought incremental progress in climate finance and mitigation goals.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Smart Gamble or Foolish Risk? The Case for and Against Nuclear in Africa
Nuclear energy is low carbon, high intensity and consistent, but also expensive, hazardous, and perhaps simply unnecessary.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sanari Capital Invests $5 Million in Energenic Holdings to Boost Energy Solutions in Africa
With electrification rates averaging only 30% in many regions, there is increasing demand for alternative power solutions, particularly renewable hybrid systems.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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