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Green Alpha Investments Appoints Sustainable Finance Pioneer Erika Karp as President and Partner
As President, Karp will lead strategic partnerships and business development while working closely with the investment team to expand Green Alpha's reach and impact.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Symbiotics Launches $5 Million Gender Sukuk With Kashf Foundation, Pakistan
Kashf Foundation is driven by its mission to deliver high-quality and sustainable microfinance services to low-income families and female micro-entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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Press Release: Ten Promising Businesses Selected For Level 2 Of The Circular Innovation Cohort 2025 Under Upaya’s Dignified Jobs Accelerator
The Circular Innovation Cohort is designed to strengthen the “first mile” of the waste supply chain by accelerating enterprises working with sanitation workers, rural communities, and underserved populations.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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AfCFTA Credit Fund Launches With $10 Million Investment in Telecel Global Services
Telecel Global Services provides wholesale voice and SMS services, as well as enterprise connectivity solutions, to over 250 telecom operators across the continent and globally.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AfDB, Partners Launch $264 Million Infrastructure Project in Southern Nigeria
The five-year plan includes rehabilitating 248 km of roads, restoring two erosion sites, and implementing solid waste management through public-private partnerships.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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responsAbility to Invest up to USD 15 Million in August Energy
August Energy focuses on decentralised energy infrastructure for commercial and industrial (C&I) clients in India and Southeast Asia.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Airtel Money and TCDC Partner to Launch Digital Finance Drive for Tanzanian Farmers
Beyond direct payments, the partnership will facilitate access to affordable smartphones, offering a gateway to the digital economy for many who were previously underserved.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: UNICEF and Partners Bring Child-Lens Investing to the Forefront of Global Financial Inclusion
The four organizations, along with a cohort of impact investors and financial services companies, have collaborated to embed the child-lens impact assessment approach into the 2025 Microfinance Index (MFI Index), the world's largest financial inclusion study grounded in customer voice.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Global
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