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Africa’s Dream of Feeding China Hits Hard Reality
Date: June 28, 2022
By Duncan Miriri and Joe Bavier THIKA, Kenya (Reuters) – Watching workers poke avocados from the treetops in an orchard owned by Kenyan agriculture firm Kakuzi, managing director Chris Flowers revels in the thought some might soon go to the crown jewel of emerging consumer markets: China. Taking advantage of Beijing’s deeper focus on trade...
Shifting Gears: Exploring Investment Opportunities in the World of Mobility Start-Ups
Date: June 24, 2022
By Ian Thomas, Managing Director of Turquoise In 2021, venture capital firms invested nearly $100 billion into mobility tech start-ups, as interest in technology platforms smoothing the route to net-zero emissions continued to gather pace. In this article, Ian Thomas, managing director of Turquoise International, which invests from the Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2), explores...
How to Raise Funds for Your Startup During Investing’s Summer Low Season
Date: June 24, 2022
By Abbie Main, Sales Manager at SeedLegals ‘Move fast and break things’ was Mark Zuckerberg’s now famous motto when growing Facebook. The approach captured the minds of many aspiring entrepreneurs who wanted to grow fast and succeed faster. It was about having a grasp on the opportunities in front of you to accelerate your way...
Glastonbury Rocks After Three Years, Crowds Await Billie Eilish
Date: June 24, 2022
By Paul Sandle and Sarah Mills GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – Music boomed across the fields of Worthy Farm in southwest England on Friday as the world’s biggest greenfield festival returned for the first time since 2019 with 20-year-old singer-songwriter Billie Eilish the main draw on its first day. The American singer-songwriter recently told Apple Music...
Germany Looking at Repurposing Unused Nord Stream 2 Pipeline for Lng Use -Report
Date: June 24, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government is considering converting parts of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline into a connection for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Baltic Sea coast. Magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday that the German economy ministry is considering expropriating the part of the pipeline system located on German territory...
EU to Grant Ukraine Candidate Status in ‘signal to Moscow’
Date: June 23, 2022
By Robin Emmott and Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European leaders will formally accept Ukraine as a candidate to join the EU on Thursday, a bold geopolitical move triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but a reminder that the 27-nation bloc will need a major overhaul as it looks to enlarge again. Although it could take...