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Report: Nigeria Increases Financial Inclusion But Still Far from Goal
Nigeria has struggled for nearly a decade to revive an economy hit by flagging crude revenue and an acute dollar shortage.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC CEO in Dominican Republic Announces $200 Million Loan, Intention to Open New Caribbean Office
The $200 million direct loan to Banco Popular Dominicano will support the institution’s lending to small businesses and women entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Fintech Startup M-Kopa Expands West Africa’s Operations, Unlocks $10 Million in Digital Credit
The leading fintech platform expands its operations to Ghana, rapidly growing its reach on the continent.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital inclusion, fintech, lending, scale, startups
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COP 28: African Development Bank’s $1 Billion Insurance Facility to Protect Millions of Farmers in Africa
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA) aims to mobilise $1 billion of concessionary financing, high-risk capital and grants to support the African insurance industry.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Islamic Development Bank Announces $100 Million Loan to Make Pakistan Polio-Free
The new funding complements previous loans and will be used to secure and deliver millions of polio vaccines needed to protect all children across Pakistan.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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- lending, public health, SDGs, vaccines
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Uganda to Borrow $150 Million from China’s Exim After World Bank Halts Funding
Uganda is preparing to borrow $150 million from China's Export Import Bank (Exim) to help expand its internet infrastructure, the finance ministry on Monday.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- human rights, lending
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Nigeria’s Largest Lender Wants to Expand to Asia
Opening a subsidiary in Asia could enable the bank to serve customers in the region that is the largest non-African trading partner.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Home Insurance in Developing Countries Is Hard to Come By. That’s Changing.
Most homeowners in the developing world can’t buy natural-catastrophe insurance—“natcat” in industry lingo—at any price, even as climate change makes calamities more frequent and severe.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, lending
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