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Bayobab and Africa50 Invest $320 Million to Improve Broadband Access in 10 African Countries
The companies signed the groundbreaking partnership at the International Telecoms Week.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Project Finance Dominates Renewable Energy Financing – Irena Report
IRENA’s new cost of financing report delves into financing, revenue trends in renewable energy projects.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- renewable energy
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Analysis: How the Uber of Tractors Is Revolutionising Farming
Africa-based startups are coming up with innovative models that encourage the sharing of farm equipment.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Eacop Pipeline: China’s $1.8 Billion Role in Funding Africa’s Oil Transport Infrastructure
Chinese and African banks are anticipated to provide $1.8 billion in funding for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) project.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, lending
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Hyundai Motor to Invest $2.45 Billion in India by 2032 to Boost EV Ecosystem
The agreement will lead to an increased production capacity at the company’s facility in Sriperumbudur — Chennai’s automotive corridor.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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New Tech Partnership to Boost Seaweed Farming in Southeast Asia
Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C – a social enterprise focused on regenerative seaweed farming – have announced a collaboration to develop mobile technologies to help improve the livelihoods of small-scale seaweed producers in Southeast Asia.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Apple Supplier Foxconn to Invest $500 Million in India’s Telangana State
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the state's IT minister said on Monday.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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M-Kopa Snaps up $250 Million+ Debt, Equity for Its Asset Financing Platform
M-KOPA, the asset financing platform that offers underbanked African customers access to “productive assets” and the ability to pay for them via digital micropayments, has secured more than $250 million in new funding.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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