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Mainstream Renewable Raises €90 Million To Accelerate New Market Entries
Mainstream Renewable Power has raised €90 million in additional funding to accelerate new market entries and build out assets across Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: How Africa Can Tap Opportunities Presented by COVID for Economic Growth
To survive and prosper, and exploit the global opportunities offered by the crises, Africa needs a comprehensive package for creating sustainable prosperity in a world of continuous disruptions.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Verizon Business and Visionable Join Forces To Make Connected Healthcare a Reality
Verizon Business and Visionable have partnered to deliver a single secure infrastructure for healthcare providers across the APAC and EMEA regions
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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Analysis: Staying True to the Paris Agreement Could Hobble Booming Carbon Offset Market
The booming voluntary market for CO2 emission offsets is facing a hairy double counting issue that could stop further growth in its tracks. Researchers and NGOs propose new ways of letting companies invest in energy and climate projects in the global south – without letting them use carbon credits towards their emission budgets.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Shifting from Financial Inclusion to Financial Health: Strategic Focus Areas for Providers and Other Stakeholders
In the past decade, 1.2 billion people around the world have obtained a financial account. But according to Nishant Kumar and Sonal Agrawal at Lakshya, this growing financial inclusion isn't leading to similar gains in financial health – and addressing this challenge will require stakeholders to boost engagement on the demand side rather than just maximizing supply-side efficiency. They propose three key strategic focus areas for improving global financial health, and explore how they differ from the approaches taken to boost financial inclusion.
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- Finance
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UN Report: Climate Commitments Must Redouble To Meet Paris Agreement
Nations must redouble planned climate targets if the world is to meet the minimal threshold of the Paris Agreement, according to a new UN report warning that while emissions are being reduced, the pace of progress is falling behind required rates.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Harry & Meghan Join Socially Conscious ESG Investing Craze
Prince Harry and Meghan are joining the hottest investment trend in recent years – ESG – a form of investing that promises positive returns for people and the planet, but which is facing growing charges of ‘greenwashing’.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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