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Analysis: Systems Change Isn’t One Thing. Financing Should Reflect That
From experimentation to redesign to optimization, the interconnected processes by which systems are changed require distinct forms of funding.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: MCC, Zambia Sign $491 Million Compact to Advance Agriculture Sector
The Zambia Farm-to-Market Compact will be implemented by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)–Zambia II, a new entity created by the Government of Zambia specifically to lead implementation of this compact program.
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- Agriculture, WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: CrossBoundary’s Innovation Lab Finds That Tariff Reduction in Rural Sierra Leone Boosts Usage, but Long-Term Success Requires Broader Support
When electricity tariffs were cut by 41% over a year, energy use surged by 58%.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ExxonMobil’s $1.28 Billion Nigeria Deal With Seplat Nears Approval
The imminent approval of the ExxonMobil-Seplat deal should pave the way for more energy sector transactions and reinforce Nigeria’s ambition to remain a top oil-producing nation despite the ongoing challenges.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airbnb Drives Short-Term Rental Boom in Tourist Haven Rio
In Rio's Ipanema neighborhood, there is now one Airbnb listing for every seven homes, a Reuters analysis of Airbnb data collected by analytics firm AirDNA showed.
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- Latin America
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- housing, regulations, tourism
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India Payments Authority Eyes Africa, South America for Digital Payment Push, Official Says
The NPCI, a quasi-regulator under the central bank, is a public non-profit organisation for retail payment systems in India.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Shakes up Competition in Africa
Starlink’s satellite internet rollout across Africa is sparking complaints of unfair competition from telecommunications companies and internet service providers.
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- Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Green Supply Chain: Four Suppliers Outline How They Keep up With Sustainability Requirements
Global regulations aimed at driving sustainability across supply chains are evolving, altering trade compliance processes.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- data, ESG, regulations, supply chains
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