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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Placing 2,200 USAID Employees on Leave
Nichols said his temporary restraining order blocking both the administrative leaves and the expedited evacuations would remain in place until Feb. 14 at midnight.
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- Global
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IDB Invest and BBVA Peru Announce the First International Private Issue of a Social Bond to Support Women Entrepreneurs
The deal seeks to expand financing for women-owned micro and small enterprises in Peru.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Report: UN SDSN: Why is Europe’s Sustainable Development Slowing?
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s (SDSN) sixth Europe Sustainable Development Report (ESDR) for 2025 shows persistent ESG challenges across Europe.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- ESG, global development, scale, SDGs
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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation Invests US$15.9 Million to Expand Electricity Access at Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit
This latest round of funding builds upon The Rockefeller Foundation’s and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet’s (GEAPP) initial US$10 million into the RFCC’s Mission 300 Accelerator.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Project to Expand Zambia’s Access to Affordable Energy Through Increased Power Transmission with Tanzania
The ZTIP is part of World Bank’s Regional Energy Transmission, Trade, and Decarbonization-Southern Africa-Multiphase Programmatic Approach (RETRADE-SA MPA).
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Education-Focused NBFC Varthana Raises $15 Million From BlueOrchard
The funds, raised under the external commercial borrowings framework, will support Varthana’s lending portfolio.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Impact Investing in Turbulent Times: Opportunity Amid Uncertainty
Impact investing, much like the world around us, is facing a period of prolonged turbulence, as the interconnected shocks of 2024 — from the escalating climate crisis to rising geopolitical tension — raise doubts about whether the sector can grow fast enough to make a difference. But as Florian Kemmerich at KOIS argues, the need to solve these crises may ultimately become the impetus for true scale in the industry. He explores how innovative investments can address some key global crises, and shares reasons for optimism amid the uncertainty.
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- Education, Environment, Health Care, Investing
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Blue Earth Announces $113 Million First Close of Private Credit Fund
The fund offers investors an evergreen structure with a global approach aimed at solving environmental and social impacts that are aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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