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Analysis: How to Make Climate Investments Flow to Distributed Renewables
Although great strides have been made in funding large-scale renewable projects, investment trends remain misaligned with the world's future needs. Distributed renewable energy have great potential to fill the gap but face challenges.
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- Energy, Environment
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World Bank Calls for Unbiased Infrastructure Policy in Ethiopia
“To benefit fully from competition does not mean offering preferential treatment to Ethio Telecom but rather creating a level playing field on which it can compete fairly with its new rivals,” argued Dione.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: BharatPe Raises USD $108 Million in Series D Funding at USD $900 Million Valuation
BharatPe, India’s leading financial services company for merchants, today announced that it has raised US$ 108 mn in Series D equity round, at a valuation of US$ 900 mn.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Convergence Awards Design Grant for a Remittance-Based Financing Vehicle to Improve Household Infrastructure and Resiliency for Pacific Island Communities
"As the world faces a severe climate crisis, we need to accelerate solutions that will equip countries most exposed to its shocks with the right tools and infrastructure."
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Myanmar’s Coup Will Be ‘Painful’ for Already Struggling Economy, Analysts Warn
Myanmar's economy could take a significant hit following this week's military coup, analysts say, as the U.S. mulls fresh sanctions and foreign investors appear rattled — potentially putting billions of dollars' worth of business investments at risk for the Southeast Asian country.
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- Investing
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Analysis: What’s Ahead? Southeast Asia Startup and Venture Capital Ecosystems 2021
Venture Capitalists (VCs) believe in capitalizing on disruptive innovation and developing technologies to displace older technologies, create new markets, and prepare the world for unexpected situations (e.g., global pandemics)–even if not all the startups and industries that VCs invest in may do so.
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- Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Analysis: Does Goal 7 Energy for All Need a Rethink?
"In the effort to produce renewable energy and decarbonise their economies, emerging countries have neglected the effect on marginalised populations, which could ultimately prove unsustainable for all," says Assistant Professor Jacobo Ramirez from the Department of Management, Society and Communication at CBS.
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- Energy
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Press Release: Bangladesh Receives $200 Million From World Bank for Safe Water and Sanitation Services in Rural Areas
It will provide microcredits to both the households and entrepreneurs for water and sanitation facilities. About 309,000 of the poorest households will receive fully subsidized toilets. Besides the household water connections, it will construct around 3,000 community piped water schemes.
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- Asia Pacific
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