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World’s First Mobility FinTech Moove Raises $105 Million in Series A2 Round to Scale Its Revenue-Based Financing Model Globally
Moove is democratizing vehicle ownership across Africa by providing mobility entrepreneurs access to revenue-based financing in markets with low access to credit.
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- Finance, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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Analysis: Ukraine: How the Global Fertiliser Shortage Is Going to Affect Food
Fertiliser inputs to farming systems represent one of the largest single variable costs of producing a crop.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Does It Mean for Africa?
The invasion has done profound damage to Russia’s relations with the West, which will be difficult to reverse as long as Putin and like-minded people around him are in power. Africa should brace itself for the challenging years ahead.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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No Ikea Shelves, No Levis: The Retail Exodus From Russia Is On
Since the invasion of Ukraine began, the increasing financial and reputational risks of doing business in Russia are leading Western brands to halt operations.
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- Uncategorized
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Press Release: B Lab Global Announces New Lead Executive, Eleanor Allen, Accelerating Mission to Make Business a Force for Good
B Lab and the B Corp movement looks to shift power and builds a more inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economic system for all people and the planet.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Businesses Engage Employees to Respond to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
Wondering what, if anything, your company should be doing about the war in Ukraine? Here are some ideas.
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- Education
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Development Bank Accused of Lending Millions to Companies Allegedly Linked to Forced Labor in Xinjiang
New research suggests the IFC, which operates under the World Bank Group, has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to companies that may be relying on forced labor from Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in China's western Xinjiang region.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: DFC and USADF Launch New Initiative to Help Accelerate Small Businesses in Africa
The ASBC seeks to support SMEs in four countries – Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda – focused in key sectors including agriculture and food security, education, healthcare, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
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- Agriculture, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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