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Bamboo Capital Partners Exits Banco Popular After Triple-Digit Growth
Through its investment in Banco Popular in 2012, Bamboo has positively impacted the development of local microfinance companies in Honduras.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Satgana Closes €30 Million Fund to Support African Climate Tech Startups
Satgana will concentrate on food, agriculture, energy, mobility, industry, buildings, carbon removal, and the circular economy.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Can Access to Smartphones Bridge the Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Research shows that mobile phones can be a useful tool in the fight against poverty, increasing both household income and consumption. But according to Amani M’Bale at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Graham A.N. Wright at MicroSave (MSC), to reach that potential, it’s important that these phones are able to bridge the digital divide, becoming accessible to, and used by, the underserved people they can benefit the most. They share several factors that can increase — or limit — the usage of smartphones and other mobile devices in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Finance
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Press Release: Grameen Foundation Names Zubaida Bai President and CEO: Bai and New Board Members to Lead Grameen Foundation Into Its Second Quarter-Century
A compassionate leader, Bai has spent time in the poorest places in the world, co-creating products, and services.
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- Finance, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Private Education Has Grown Faster in South Asia Than Any Other Region in the World, Report Shows
As learning levels in the region grow more slowly than in the rest of the world, the report calls for regulation to focus more on quality and equity across all schools.
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- Education
- Region
- South Asia
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Jobtech Alliance Launches Startup Accelerator Programmes to Improve Livelihoods in Africa
The Jobtech Alliance has launched two programmes to support digital platforms that connect people to work opportunities that build livelihoods.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, digitalization, jobs, technology
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NeoGrowth Raises $20 Million From US International Development Finance Corp
NeoGrowth said it has raised $20 million from the United States International Development Finance Corporation.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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EV’s Carbon Footprint Will Decrease over Time, Report Says
Studies show that electric vehicle production can be costly and environmentally taxing, but simply driving the car neutralizes its emissions.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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