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Report: Somalis Using Mobile Money More, but Sending Smaller Amounts During COVID-19
Somalis are using mobile money services more but sending smaller amounts of money, according to the country's biggest mobile operator, Hormuud Telecom.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COVID-19: Burden or Boon for Financial Inclusion?
When the Alliance for Financial Inclusion outlined its “Five Key Financial Inclusion Policy Trends for 2020” on January 17 of this year, the spread of the novel coronavirus was still in its infancy. Now that COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global economy, Robin Newnham at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion revisits those trends, viewing them through the prism of the pandemic – and finding both new risks, and new opportunities.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Analysis: Three Things To Know About ESG Fund Behaviour During the Pandemic
24 of 26 ESG index funds covering both US and global stocks outperformed comparable conventional funds during the Covid-19 pandemic. Why was this the case?
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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Press Release: Bestseller Foundation in Collaboration With Intellecap Africa Launches the First of Its Kind Accelerator for Waste Value Enterprises
Based on the aspiration to support enterprises and build the waste sector in East Africa, BESTSELLER FOUNDATION in collaboration with Intellecap Africa launched the Waste to Value Challenge in December 2019.
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- Coronavirus, Investing, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Social Entrepreneurs Are First Responders To the COVID-19 Crisis. This Is Why They Need Support
The Schwab Foundation 2020 Impact Report has demonstrated how its network of 400 social innovators and entrepreneurs has improved the lives of more than 622 million people in over 190 countries, protecting livelihoods, driving movements for social inclusion and environmental sustainability, and providing improved access to health, sanitation, education, and energy.
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- Coronavirus
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- failure, impact investing
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Analysis: How AI Can Help Developing Countries Rebuild After the Pandemic
Technology has been a lifeline to developing countries during the COVID-19 crisis, helping to maintain essential services and keep companies in business. It has also offered a glimpse of a brighter future, one in which gains in income and employment are driven by technologies such as artificial intelligence.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Analysis: How Polio Eradication in Africa Can Inform the Global COVID-19 Response
The global health community recently celebrated the eradication of wild poliovirus from the African continent.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report Indicates 70% of Nigerian Startups Face Funding Challenges
A white paper, titled “Protecting Nigeria’s Entrepreneurial Future” has revealed that 70% of Nigerian startups and scaleups are facing funding challenges due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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