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NiDCOM, Afretrade Launch $500 Billion Diaspora Investment Initiative to Empower African SMEs
The initiative seeks to harness the growing economic influence of Africans in the diaspora to drive investment, entrepreneurship, trade and sustainable development across the continent.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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First Circle Lands US $4.87 Million from Cathay United to Expand Philippine SME Loans
New financing gives First Circle fresh capacity to meet rising demand for working capital, business loans, and solar finance.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- business development, lending, MSMEs
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Press Release: IFC Anchors Highland Central Asia Fund II to Boost Private Equity and SME Financing in Central Asia
IFC is investing up to $10 million in Highland Central Asia Fund II to increase SME funding in Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
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- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Digital Africa Launches €30 Million Seed Fund
The fund will target 30 tech-enabled startups across 20 priority African countries.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- development finance, MSMEs, startups
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British International Investment and Laxmi Sunrise Bank Partner to Unlock Finance for Nepal’s Small Businesses and Women Entrepreneurs
By providing long-term capital to underserved businesses, the partnership is expected to support jobs, entrepreneurship and the growth of a more inclusive private sector across Nepal.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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British International Investment Commits $20 Million to Anzana Electric Group to Scale Distributed Renewable Energy Access Across Africa
This will support Anzana to accelerate the development of small and medium-scale hydropower projects in East, Central and Southern Africa, with the first project expected to be in Zambia.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Tanda Launched to Digitise Informal Markets in Africa
The platform supports digital product listings, local and remote purchasing, wholesale pricing for bulk buyers and resellers, escrow and fulfillment coordination, and AI-powered voice and chat commerce assistance.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- digital inclusion, e-commerce, MSMEs
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Viewpoint: The Heart of The South African Film Industry
A debut feature set on the Cape Flats turns a familiar crime premise into a quiet study of fatherhood, masculinity, and survival. But its limited reach reveals the deeper problems facing South African film.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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