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China Property Crash Is Battering a Niche Pocket of ESG Finance
China’s property downturn is weighing on yet another corner of financial markets: ESG-labeled securitized debt.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Zambian Construction E-Commerce Startup Bosso Raises $400,000 Pre-Seed Funding
Zambian startup Bosso is a cutting-edge construction e-commerce platform aimed at delivering solutions for the African construction.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, housing, startups
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Press Release: Mediterrania Capital Partners Completes Exit Process from TGCC as it Approaches €1 Billion Capitalisation Milestone
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a Private Equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, announces it has completed its exit process from TGCC, a leading construction and civil engineering company based in Morocco.
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- Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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- housing, infrastructure
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Analysis: How Improved Housing in Under-served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience
Housing is a crucial entry point to advance climate goals and sustainable development.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The Gambia Must Invest in Its Future by Building a Sustainable Housing Market
The Gambia’s housing crisis is holding the country and its citizens back. Merging innovative financing with regulatory changes can stimulate cross-sector cooperation and help ensure sustainable, accessible homeownership across the country, writes Ebrima Faal.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- housing, partnerships
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Financial Toll of Climate Crisis Hitting Women Harder, UN Says
Rural households led by women lose about 8% more income to heat stress than male-led families, data shows.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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- climate change, housing, research
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China’s Capitalist Reforms Are Said to Have Moved 800 Million Out of Extreme Poverty – New Data Suggests the Opposite
When it comes to access to basic nutrients and housing, a large share of China’s population appears to have suffered during the move to a market economy.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- data, housing, nutrition, poverty alleviation
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Press Release: COP28 Presidency Brings Together Leaders to Chart New Path Forward on Urbanization and Climate Change
Currently, as many as 90 percent of cities are threatened by rising sea levels and storms, and their residents are exposed to ten degrees higher temperatures than their counterparts in rural areas.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global