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i3 Shifts Focus to Growth-Stage Healthtech Startups Amid U.S. Aid Suspension
i3 shifts focus to growth-stage African healthtech startups, providing funding and partnerships to address disruptions in medicine distribution caused by U.S. aid suspension.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Electric Vehicle Sales up 25% in Record 2024
Electric car makers look into 2025 as a transformative year as China's sales growth slows, new emissions targets are setting off in Europe, and questions surround potential U.S. policy changes under the incoming Trump administration.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Global
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Press Release: Fashion Marketplace LAAM Gets $5.5 Million to Make South Asian Fashion Accessible to the World
LAAM has emerged as a leading platform for South Asian fashion, offering a curated catalog of over 100,000 items from more than 1,000 brands—the largest collection of its kind globally.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Gobi Partners Announces Techxila Fund II and Signs MOU with Bank of Punjab to Drive Economic Cooperation in Pakistan
This strategic partnership aims to foster entrepreneurship and strengthen economic cooperation in Pakistan.
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- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Gobi Partners Announces Techxila Fund II and Signs MOU with Bank of Punjab to Drive Economic Cooperation
The Techxila Fund II aims to empower startups in Pakistan, with a focus on high potential sectors.
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- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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HSBC, World Bank’s IFC Launch $1 Billion Trade Finance Programme for Emerging Markets
Demand for trade finance far outpaces supply, especially in emerging markets, with the global trade finance gap last estimated at $2.5tn, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Vietnam’s Kamereo Secures $7.8 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate Growth
With this latest funding round, the total amount raised by the company is now exceeding $15 million.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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OPEC Fund Signs $394 Million Sustainability-Linked Loan with ETC Group to Support Smallholder Farmers in Africa
The funds aim to boost ETG’s working capital, enhance food systems, and support the livelihoods of over 600,000 smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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