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Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa. People Are Getting Sick.
Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.
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- Energy, Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- manufacturing, recycling, waste
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Malaysia’s EPMB Invests $21 Million for New EV Car Manufacturing Facility in Melaka
This project is poised to create around 1,000 new job opportunities in the state of Melaka.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Russian Automaker Enters the Ethiopian Market, Injecting Vitality into Economic Ties
Over the last few years Ethiopia’s government has introduced a range of tax-friendly incentives to encourage car makers to open local operations.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Gates Foundation to Accelerate mRNA Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing in Africa and Globally
This new funding builds on the foundation’s previous US$55 million investment in mRNA manufacturing technology.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Comes to Africa
To run the facility, BioNTech is committed to hiring employees locally and within the African Union.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Apple to Scale Up Production over Five Times in India to $40 Billion
The company has for the first time made available the 'made-in-India' iPhones on the same day it started selling the devices in other parts of the globe.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- manufacturing, scale
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Analysis: Nearshoring in Latin America: A New Horizon for Venture Capital Investment and Startups
Discover how nearshoring in Latin America opens up opportunities for venture capital investment and startups.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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General Mills investing $12 million in India
General Mills, Inc. broke ground earlier this month on a new $12 million baking plant in Nashik, Maharashtra.
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- Asia Pacific
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- corporations, manufacturing, scale
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