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Ghana Secures US $24.9 Million for Agric-Mechanisation Plant
It will be executed by Action Construction Equipment (ACE) Limited of India with an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- manufacturing
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Africa is Getting its First Full-Service Vaccine Facility
The new vaccine facility, dubbed Madiba (Manufacturing in Africa for Disease Immunisation and Building Autonomy) will be built in Diamniadio.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- manufacturing, vaccines
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PepsiCo Invests in Plant in India
PepsiCo India has unveiled plans to invest nearly $24 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Kosi Kalan, Mathura, in Uttar Pradesh.
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- Asia Pacific
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Spark+ Invests US $4 Million in BURN to Accelerate Its Multi-Country Expansion Across Africa
The Fund’s investment will enable BURN to meaningfully increase the capacity of its manufacturing facility in Nairobi.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Coca-Cola is Discontinuing Honest Tea
Coca-Cola cut Tab, Odwalla, and Zico coconut water. Now, Honest Tea is getting axed.
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Tesla to Build EV and Battery Storage Factory in Indonesia
It would be Tesla’s third electric vehicle factory outside its home market, and would help to supply growing demand for electric vehicles in the South-East Asian and Pacific region.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Syringe Maker ApiJect Reels in $111 Million in Private Investment Round
ApiJect’s system was invented by Marc Koska, a social entrepreneur who worked for decades in developing countries to prevent deaths from the reuse of contaminated needles.
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In Defense of Wealth Creators: Why Globalization, Outsourcing – And Rich People – Are a Good Thing for Developed and Emerging Economies
International trade breaks down borders and provides societal and economic advancements in countries around the world. But as Derek Bullen at S.i. Systems points out, despite these benefits, there's a widespread perception that the businesses and individuals that drive this globalized, free market system only bring wealth to themselves. He argues that criticisms of globalization – and the outsourcing and wealth concentration it involves – are fundamentally flawed, and explains how wealthy individuals and their businesses benefit both affluent and emerging economies.
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