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At €20,000, Will Volkswagen’s Future EV Be Affordable for Africans?
In Africa and Asia, where purchasing power is low, household spending priorities lie elsewhere, despite the desire to go all-electric.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Global
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GAVI Fully Approves $1 Billion African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator to Make Continent Self-Sufficient
New financial instrument will provide strategically timed grants to support and incentivise African pharmaceutical manufacturers to enter into vaccine production.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom Ethiopia to Use Locally Manufactured Telecom Towers
Safaricom Ethiopia hopes the new towers will help it expand its network and customer base which now stands at 4.4 million.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Apple Made $14 Billion Worth of IPhones in India as It Shifts Away From China
The smartphone giant has been cutting its reliance on China as geopolitical tensions fester.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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India Cuts Import Taxes on EVs in Win for Tesla’s Entry Plans
The move also aligns with India’s goal to boost the adoption of EVs and reduce its dependence on oil imports.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Chipmakers Searching for ‘China Plus One’ Are Finding Malaysia
Malaysia is already the world’s sixth-largest exporter of semiconductors, and packages 23 per cent of all American chips.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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India Okays $15 Billion of Milestone Chip Plant Investments
While still merely blueprints, the approvals advance India’s semiconductor ambitions.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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India’s Small Exporters Reel as Red Sea Crisis Helps Rivals Nab Business
In India, small exporters - who account for 40% of the country's annual merchandise exports worth some $450 billion - have warned that job losses have started and could soar if the attacks, which began late last year, become prolonged.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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