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Zimbabwe Turns to Private Firms to Boost Freight Rail Volumes
Zimbabwe's state-owned railway operator has opened its network up to private players as it seeks to boost freight volumes that had collapsed after decades of underinvestment.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Waza Secures $8 Million for B2B Payments Innovation in Emerging Markets
Waza, a B2B emerging markets payment platform, has successfully closed an $8 million funding round comprising both equity and debt.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Fund Grants the Union of the Comoros $135 Million to Develop Its Ports and Facilitate Regional Trade
The country has an enormous potential for the blue economy – fisheries, agriculture and tourism sectors.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: India Retains Eighth Position in Global Agriculture Exports in 2023: WTO
Among top ten farm exporters, only Brazil, EU, Thailand increased exports in 2023, per WTO’s Trade Statistics 2023 report.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Research Reveals Coffee Industry’s Economic Model Is Not Viable for All
New research commissioned by the Global Coffee Platform, IDH and Solidaridad finds that though there is enough value for everyone to make a profit in the coffee supply chain, this profit rarely reaches farmers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Cashew Coast Raises €9 Million From AgDevCo to Expand Its Traceable Organic Cashew Processing Business in Cote D’Ivoire
Cashew Coast is a fast-growing cashew nut processing business, which employs 750 people and sources from more than 7,000 smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Afreximbank Disburses $40 Million to Support Fidelity Bank’s Acquisition of Union Bank UK
The acquisition is expected to contribute to Africa’s economic growth and development by increasing intra- and extra-African trade finance and trade flows.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US Launches Africa Trade Desk, Targets $300 Million Deals in 18 Months
The Africa Trade Desk is part of a broader strategy to boost trade between the US and African countries with the looming expiry of the AGOA trade initiative.
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- Investing