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Adapting to Survive: New Study Reveals the Importance of Digital Payments to Small and Micro Businesses in Mexico
An estimated 95% of businesses around the world are micro, small and medium enterprises, and they've been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 crisis. Devin Olmack and Ashley Speyer at 60 Decibels discuss a new study of 750+ small and micro businesses owners in Mexico, which illustrates how digital payments can help these businesses grow and weather unpredictable storms like the pandemic. They share personal stories of small business owners who have benefited from digital payment systems, and detail some remaining obstacles and opportunities for growth.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Analysis: How COVID-19 Is Likely to Slow Down a Decade of Youth Development in Africa
Until COVID-19 hit, the quality of life of youth (age 15-24) in sub-Saharan Africa had been steadily improving.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- youth
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Analysis: 6 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Are Saving Lives During India’s COVID-19 Crisis
With India bearing witness to the second wave of COVID-19 and one of the most serious health crises of all times, the situation on the ground is grim.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- Asia Pacific
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G7 to Boost Girls’ Education and Women’s Employment in Recovery From COVID-19 Pandemic
G7 Foreign & Development Ministers to commit $15 billion to help women in developing countries to access jobs and build businesses.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- gender equality
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COVID-19 in India: Where Oxygen Concentrators Are Coming From
Various foreign governments and global private sector companies have come forward to help India in the hour of crisis by sending oxygen concentrators.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Implementing Gender Responsive Strategies Towards Combatting COVID-19 in Africa
The year 2020 witnessed the full effect of the Covid-19 global pandemic that met a world unprepared to deal with the disruptions it brought on
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- gender lens
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Facebook Launches New Push to Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging Within Vulnerable Communities
As the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out continues to gain momentum, Facebook is looking to use its reach to promote vaccine information to the most impacted communities, with a specific focus on those that may have limited exposure to vaccine info.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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- vaccines
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Accelerating the Energy Transition Would Benefit the Environment and the Economy in Panama
COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans will trigger significant benefits, not only for the environment and human health, but also for the economy, including the creation of new jobs.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment
- Region
- Latin America