Japan aims for $13bn in Global South investments: economic minister

Urban mining, medical services and education offer opportunities for cooperation

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Workers clean solar panels in Gujarat, India. Japan plans to invest in carbon reduction projects in the Global South as part of a $13 billion initiative. © Reuters

ANNA NISHINO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan is setting a five-year investment target of more than $13 billion to support developing countries in the Global South, a move that aims to deepen ties with growing, resource-rich economies.

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