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Press Release: Rock Connect Partners with IFC to Support Greater Connectivity in Jamaica
Rock Connect has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation to provide market expertise to support the buildout of Rock Connect’s network and expedite provision of broadband to Jamaica’s unserved and underserved communities.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- North America
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HSBC Invests in Climate Tech Venture Founded by Bill Gates
The private-public partnerships the project is funding will focus on direct air capture, clean hydrogen, energy storage and sustainable aviation fuel.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- partnerships
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India and IRENA Sign Renewables Agreement
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed a strategic partnership agreement with IRENA, signaling its intent to further strengthen its collaboration with IRENA in the field of renewable energy.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Xylem Partners with UNICEF to Create a Brighter Future for 3.4 Million Children in India’s Most Vulnerable Communities
Partnership to Improve Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Awareness, Accelerating Progress Towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Visa and Belvo Combine Efforts To Develop New Open Finance Capabilities in LataAm
Belvo, the open finance API platform in Latin America has partnered with Visa, the global paytech, to drive open finance in the region. The announcement follows Visa’s investment in Belvo’s Series A funding round which saw $43million raised.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Oravax To Develop Israeli Oral COVID-19 Vaccine in Mexico
Israel’s Oravax Medical, a subsidiary of Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced this month that it has partnered with Genomma Lab Internacional, in a 50/50 joint venture to develop and commercialize Oravax’s oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Mexico.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Latin America
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Airtel Africa, UNICEF Partner to Enhance Digital Learning in Nigeria, 12 Others
Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African multi-million dollar partnership to scale-up digital learning for school children in Nigeria and 12 other countries in Africa.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, partnerships, scale
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Liquid Eyes Africa’s Largest Tech Markets After $250-Million Boost From IFC
IFC’s equity and debt investments in Liquid, which to date total approximately $250-million, will support the company to grow its hyperscale data center capacity in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa through its subsidiary, Africa Data Centres.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, partnerships
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