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Saudi Arabia Pledges $15 Billion South Africa Investment
The Middle East kingdom will invest in South Africa’s energy, health, environmental and infrastructure sectors and beyond.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rockefeller Foundation’s Zero Gap Fund Announces Investment in Seedstars’ $30 Million Emerging Market Portfolio
Seedstars launched its second emerging market seed stage fund, Seedstars International Ventures II.
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- Finance, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The United States Announces $116 Million in Additional Assistance for Mozambique
USAID will also launch a challenge fund to encourage local agribusinesses to test and expand new business models, develop products, and adopt innovative technologies.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agribusiness, agriculture, crisis, health care, supply chain, WASH
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World Bank Approves $474 Million Loan to South Africa for COVID Vaccines
The World Bank has approved a loan of 454.4 million euros ($474.4 million) to help South Africa fund COVID-19 vaccine purchases, the bank and South Africa's National Treasury said in a statement.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- coronavirus, crisis, global finance, health care, loan, vaccines
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Indonesia’s Largest Private Bank To Pour $27.8 Million Into VC Arm
Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia (BCA) has allocated 400 billion rupiah to its VC arm, Central Capital Ventura, reported local news agency Antara, citing a statement from Jahja Setiaatmadja, the bank’s president director.
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- Entrepreneurship
- Region
- South Asia
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Havells, Godrej Family Offices, Samara Capital, Form Healthcare Platform Marengo in India
Samara Capital, Havells Family Investment Office, and Godrej Family Investment Office have come together to set up Marengo Asia Healthcare, a platform that will run multispecialty hospital chains.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Pakistani Entrepreneur Uses E-Health to Change Rural Lives
Young trailblazer Muhammad Sarim Raza is using technology to deliver healthcare services to medically underserved communities in Pakistan.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: WHO Pledges Extensive Commitments Towards Women’s Empowerment and Health
The World Health Organization announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity at the Generation Equality Forum.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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