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Global COVID-19 Impact on Vaccines & Drugs Market Growth Is Mainly Attributed Due to Growing Number of People Infected With COVID-19 and Rising Funding for Vaccine Development – PMI
Technological advancements in the pharmaceutical sector comprising the development of nucleic acid vaccines that are DNA- and RNA-based, and which allow the human body to produce vaccine antigen. Such initiatives and activities are expected to support market growth to a substantial extent.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- vaccines
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Press Release: Catalyst Fund Announces Seventh Cohort of Inclusive Fintech Startups
All startups in the latest cohort are addressing critical challenges in times of COVID-19, in emerging markets
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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Southeast Asia Energy Buyers Grab Chance to Lock in Green Deals
Longer-term manufacturing shift from China expected to boost power demand
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- South Asia
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Leading a Social Impact Organization During COVID-19: Eight Ways to Navigate the Current Crisis
Leading a social impact-focused organization during a crisis like COVID-19 isn't easy. Alex Counts, the founder of Grameen Foundation and author of two recent books on mission-driven leadership, shares some of the top lessons he has learned from his decades in the sector, to help leaders guide their non-profits and social enterprises through this time of national and global crisis.
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- Coronavirus, Social Enterprise
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Fintech Adoption: Mobile, Digital, and Contactless Payments Increasingly Being Used in Indonesia Due to COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak has created significant socio-economic challenges, which have impacted individuals and businesses across the globe. More people are now spending time at home due to government-enforced nationwide lockdowns.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- South Asia
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Renewable Energy Is Electrifying COVID-19 Isolation Centers in Nigeria
The COVID-19 pandemic has upturned our 21st century existence, wreaking havoc on both social and cultural norms and our way of life. It has also crippled the global economy and continues to impact diverse business sectors and industries — travel, transportation, education, and manufacturing.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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No, the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Saving the Environment
The International Energy Agency says the world will use 6% less energy this year, the largest reduction in 70 years. But that won’t make up for losses from practices such as deforestation and wildlife poaching, he writes.BY
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment
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COVID-19 Pushes Rural Myanmar Towards Moneylenders
Desperate for cash and low on work, rural households are turning to high-interest loans from informal moneylenders as microfinance companies are forced to cut back on credit.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Asia Pacific