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Press Release: IFC and Australia Launch New Partnership to Boost Private Sector Growth in Vietnam
At least $300 million in private investments in Vietnam is expected to be unlocked by a new partnership between IFC and the Australian Government.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Re/Make Fashion Accountability 2022 Report Finds Apparel Brands And Retailers Need To Do More
Re/make’s 2022 Fashion Accountability Report finds a few promising trends, but said much more work needs to be done to bring sustainability and social justice to manufacturing.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- manufacturing
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China’s Loss Is Mexico’s Gain: Bank of America Says a Transformed Global Supply Chain Means Nearshoring Investment in the Country Is a ‘Lifetime Opportunity’
The nearshoring momentum could represent a major rethink of global supply chains, and some countries could be in line for a windfall because of it.
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- Uncategorized
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- Global
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India’s Electric Vehicle Revolution: Six Trends That Will Shape the Sector in the Coming Years
India’s electric vehicle (EV) revolution is here. According to Venkat Rajaraman at Cygni, with the national government urging local manufacturers to switch to EVs – and subsidies and growing competition making them increasingly affordable – these vehicles are quickly becoming the country’s favorite mode of transportation. He explores six trends that are likely to shape the electric vehicle sector’s ongoing growth in India in the coming years.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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The African Development Bank, First City Monument Bank Sign $50 Million Agreement to Enhance Access to Finance for SMEs in Nigeria
FCMB will use the proceeds of the Line of Credit to finance SMEs and WEBs in Nigeria’s agribusiness, manufacturing, healthcare and renewable energy sectors.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sustainable Cement? IITs & Global Institutions Find Way to Cut CO2 Emission By 40%
A collaboration of global institutes and IITs has found that Limestone Calcined Clay Cement, or LC3, is a sustainable alternative that cuts CO2 emissions by 40% and is significantly cheaper to produce.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Apple Asks Suppliers to Shift AirPods, Beats Production to India
Apple is asking suppliers to move some AirPods and Beats headphone production to India for the first time, in a win for the South Asia nation as it attempts to rise in the global supply chain.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- manufacturing
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Precise Consult to Manufacture 250,000 Solar Home Systems Locally in Ethiopia
This initiative will allow the distribution of kits for the productive use of solar energy, particularly in the agricultural sector.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, housing, manufacturing, solar