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Oorja Closes US $1.5 Million Pre-Series A To Scale Its Farming-as-a-Service Model
Oorja owns, operates and maintains decentralised solar infrastructure at the farm level and sells affordable irrigation and milling services to groups of smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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M&G Invests $100 Million in responsAbility’s Asia Climate Strategy
RespsonsAbility’s Asia climate strategy uses a blended finance structure, combining public funding with private capital.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Profit with Purpose: How Women-Inclusive Business Practices Drive SME Success
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) presents a significant untapped opportunity to advance gender equality in low- and middle-income countries.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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One Acre Fund Secures $1.4 Million Debt Funding to Support Farmers in Africa
One Acre Fund has recently secured a $1.4 million debt fund from Impact Bridge Asset Management to finance and support farmers in Africa.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BII Commits $50 million to Access Bank to Support Businesses in Nigeria
Access Bank is one of the largest banks in Nigeria, that is committed to providing support to businesses through funding, capacity building and networking opportunities.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dutch and Austrian DFIs back REGMIFA to Support sub-Saharan African MSMEs
The Dutch development bank FMO and Austrian DFI Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank have invested $20m into the Regional MSME Investment Fund for sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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FinDev Canada Invests up to US $20 Million in Costa Rica’s First Blue Bond
Structured by IDB Invest, who also invested $US 25 million, the bond is co-subscribed by LAGreen fund ($US 5 million).
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Viewpoint: Warren Buffett Pledges $100 Billion for Nothing in Particular
At one point, the Gates Foundation expected to receive the bulk of Buffett's estate, and even put together a plan nicknamed "Project Lincoln" to prepare for the massive bequest.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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