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Press Release: Globant Announces $1 Billion USD Investment in Latin America to Strengthen Its Presence in the Region, Focusing on AI and Other Emerging Technologies
As part of the five-year investment plan, the company will open an Emerging Technologies Innovation Center in Brazil.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Knife Capital Closes $50 Million Fund to Invest in Growth-Stage South Africa Startups
The Knife Fund III comes at a time when growth-stage capital has been hard to come by for South African startups.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, startups
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Report: Nigerian Health-Techs Lead $160 Million Funding Surge in West Africa
There is a growing focus on optimising local health supply chains and improving health outcomes across Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Global Digital Health Monitor: A New Resource Advances the Digital Transformation of Global Health Systems
COVID-19 catalyzed the scaling of a variety of digital health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). But as Patricia Mechael at HealthEnabled points out, this has not translated into the sustained digital transformation of healthcare in many of these markets. As broader technological advancements create a strong enabling environment for digital health in LMICs, she explores how a new resource, the Global Digital Health Monitor, can help these countries strategically advance their digital health transformation.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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Amazon Commits to Invest $26 Billion in India
The financial commitment encompasses fostering startups, creating job opportunities, enabling exports, and empowering individuals and small businesses to compete on the global stage.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Indonesian Halodoc Scores $100 Million in Astra-Led Series D Funding
With over 20 million monthly active users on its platform, Halodoc is also available on iOS and Android mobile devices.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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South Africa Houses 78% Of All Healthtech Innovators in Southern Africa, According to Report
The report, whose supporting study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, features almost 350 innovators in the health supply chain in Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: GIZ and Seedstars Launch Joint Initiative to Boost Financial Inclusion and Innovation in Palestine
Although 60% of adults possess bank accounts in Palestine, a mere 10% utilize credit products, owing to limited financial literacy and inadequate financial offerings.
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- Finance
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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