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Madagascar Solar Firm Secures Funding to Connect 50,000 Households
Off-grid solar power, spearheaded by a variety of start-ups, has gained in popularity in Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- housing, renewable energy, solar, startups
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LeapFrog Invests $70 Million in Kenya-Based Solar Home Systems Provider Sun King
The recent investment will help in the expansion of Sun King, enabling them to accelerate rural electrification.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Colombian Proptech Unicorn Habi Obtains $6.3 Million Credit Line
With these funds, Habi will strengthen its operations and portfolio in Colombia.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- digital finance, housing, startups
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Press Release: DFC Approves More Than $465 Million of Investments Including in Infrastructure, Health Security, and Small and Medium Sized Businesses in Q1 of FY 2023
Developing countries face an infrastructure gap that is estimated to exceed $40 trillion by 2045.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Investing, Technology, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: How a Climate-Smart Forest Economy Could Help Mitigate Climate Change and Its Worst Impacts
A few areas worldwide are already building climate-smart forest economies with the help of the Climate Smart Forest Economy Program (CSFEP) and other stakeholders.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, forests, housing
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Press Release: IFC Announces $300 Million Loan to Banistmo to Boost Financing for SMEs and Preferential Mortgages in Panama
The loan will promote financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and expand the offer of mortgage loans to the preferential segment in Panama.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- financial inclusion, housing, MSMEs
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JPMorgan Chase Committing $15 Million to Increase the Supply of Climate Resilient Affordable Housing for Black, Hispanic and Latino Households
JPMorgan Chase announced five organizations will receive philanthropic commitments of $3 million each to scale innovative climate resilient affordable housing models.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- housing, innovation, philanthropy, scale
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Sustainable Cement? IITs & Global Institutions Find Way to Cut CO2 Emission By 40%
A collaboration of global institutes and IITs has found that Limestone Calcined Clay Cement, or LC3, is a sustainable alternative that cuts CO2 emissions by 40% and is significantly cheaper to produce.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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