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Press Release: World Bank Approves $100 Million to Support the Integration of Social Protection Services, Economic Inclusion and Resilience in the Dominican Republic
The loan will focus on youth and households headed by females.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Trébol Secures $3 Million to Help Banks and Lenders in Latin America Automate the Verification Process for Businesses
The funding will help modernize how companies in Latin America are onboarded.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: QED Investors Closes Nearly $1 Billion in New Funds
Fund VIII will Invest in Early Stage Businesses; Growth II for Later-Stage Fintechs.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- fintech, lending, remittances, scale, startups
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Uber Steps up EV Push in India With Uber Green
Ride-hailing platform Uber Technologies (UBER.N) is stepping up its efforts to go green in India.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Latin American Fintech Kiwi Raises $80 Million to Provide Underbanked Consumers with Credit Access in the U.S.
Kiwi, a fintech dedicated to helping consumers build credit history and improve financial literacy, announced that it has closed a credit facility and funding round.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Blockchain-Based Lending Startup Jia Raises $4.3 Million for Expansion
Jia intends to use the newly acquired cash to further develop its operations in Kenya.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, lending, MSMEs
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Eacop Pipeline: China’s $1.8 Billion Role in Funding Africa’s Oil Transport Infrastructure
Chinese and African banks are anticipated to provide $1.8 billion in funding for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) project.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, lending
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Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Approves a $30 Million Loan for Water Supply in Kiffa, Mauritania
The funding will support the implementation of the Kiffa Water Supply Project in the south of the country.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- lending, rural development, water
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