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Press Release: Solar Energy Market Size Is Projected to Reach USD 223.3 Billion by 2026
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected the solar energy market size. While utility-scale solar has not been as heavily impacted, growth projections are now lower than expected, and the virus has created significant uncertainty for projects under development.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- SDGs
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Avoiding the Downside of Instapay: Five Behavioral Science-Based Principles to Make Paycheck-on-Demand Benefit Low-Income Users
There are numerous apps and employers that allow employees to cash out their paychecks on demand, rather than waiting until their usual payday. But while this may seem like a dream come true for people who need quick cash to deal with financial distress, "instapay" also comes with tradeoffs. Analysts at Common Cents Lab discuss these downsides – and some behavioral science-based solutions.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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Industries Post-COVID-19: A Gender-Responsive Approach to Global Economic Recovery
Women’s specific needs and potential as leaders and agents of change must be considered for COVID-19 mitigation and recovery measures.
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- Coronavirus
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$10B Needed to Avert COVID-19 Hunger Crisis, Experts Say
Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, an additional $10 billion is urgently needed to prevent millions more people becoming food insecure, according to a new report by Cornell, the International Food Policy Research Institute and the International Institute for Sustainable Development as part of the Ceres2030 project. Half that amount must come from donor governments as aid, with the rest provided by developing countries.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- food security
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Analysis: Will Coronavirus Pandemic Finally Push Emerging Economies Into Crisis?
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging economies are suffering from an unprecedented slowdown in investment, trade and tourism. Economists fear that many countries will go off the rails.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- philanthropy
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How Fintech Can Help South-East Asia’s MSMEs Recover From COVID-19
Fintech is emerging as a crucial means of support for MSMEs during the pandemic as well as an opportunity to stimulate their growth in ways that benefit wider society.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Discovering the Real Impact of COVID-19 on Entrepreneurship
Since the beginning of the crisis, more than 70% of start-ups have had to terminate contracts of full-time employees.
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- Coronavirus
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- employment, startups
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Digital Payment Grows in Philippines Amid COVID-19 Fears
Digital payments are fast gaining currency in the Philippines as consumers ditch cash to avoid physical contact on worries over catching coronavirus.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Asia Pacific