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27 March 2014
New Climate Innovation Center launched to jumpstart clean-tech and climate-smart agriculture ventures in Ethiopia
A new World Bank–supported business hub, the Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center (ECIC), was launched on March 27, 2014 in Addis...
2 March 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 2, 2018 — A new mobile application called Findrpro has received $5,000 USD...
30 November 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov. 30, 2017 — De Jeunesse Bath and Body Products, a company that manufactures high-quality, natural bath...
28 November 2017
TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 29, 2017 — The World Bank Group’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship team was honored by the Global...
6 November 2017
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 6, 2017–Twenty of the most promising African digital start-ups will take part in the XL Africa...
25 September 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 25, 2017 — Three teams from Jamaica copped the top spots in the recently held virtual PitchIT Caribbean...
18 September 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 18, 2017 – As the halfway point of the two-year LINK-Caribbean Angel Investment program...
14 September 2017
iHub, World Bank to showcase 20 promising digital entrepreneurs and locally relevant innovations from East Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 14, 2017 – iHub and the World Bank Group will host a one-week intensive boot camp in Nairobi, a part of a...
6 July 2017
Dakar, July 6, 2017—The 20 entrepreneurs from West and Central Africa selected to take part in the Jambar Tech Lab...
29 June 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica, 29 June, 2017 — Building on the success of its 2016 Acceleration Program, the Women Innovators...