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Analysis: A Fiscal Tightrope: Comparing the COVID-19 Recovery of Advanced and Emerging Economies
The effects of COVID-19 are still expect to cause ongoing problems such as poverty and malnutrition, which will make the Sustainable Development Goals unattainable.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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IFC and FMO Partner With I&M Bank To Support SMEs in Kenya
The financial support will give smaller businesses across a range of sectors in Kenya access to financing for working capital, expansion, and to weather the effects of COVID-19.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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Rethinking Community Connectivity: As the Pandemic Wears On, NGOs Turn to Technology for Information Dissemination and Behaviour Change
Behavior change and information dissemination initiatives face many challenges in emerging economies, and COVID-19 has made their work even more difficult. But according to Abhishek Sharma at Glific, these efforts remain essential – whether they're focused on raising awareness of government programs or sharing accurate information about the pandemic. He explores how a growing movement of NGOs, governments and social enterprises are turning to digital communications channels to reach marginalized communities, and discusses Glific's WhatsApp-based approach.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- COVID-19, data, digital inclusion, NGOs, nonprofits
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Here’s How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Cold Chain Logistics Market
As India grapples with one of its greatest challenges of producing enough vaccines to inoculate every Indian, ensuring delivery of the same without spoilage is a daunting challenge.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- infrastructure, vaccines
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Analysis: COVID-19 Caused a Global Setback in Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights, Especially for Women
The exceptional measures governments and health authorities used during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as lockdowns, quarantine or reorganizing health services, directly affected the full realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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- human rights
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Analysis: How Civil Society Organizations Can Help Tackle Pandemics
Capacity building of community-based organizations can enable better access to education and vaccination programmes.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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- vaccines
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‘Lost Generation’ Fears as COVID Locks Out India’s Poor Students
Even before the pandemic, more than six million Indian girls and boys were already not going to school, according to UNICEF.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Small but Mighty: CGAP and the Future of Financial Inclusion
Greta Bull from CGAP discusses the future challenges facing financial inclusion as Low- and middle-income countries continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Global