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Mobile Money Helps Displaced Congolese Survive Amid Coronavirus Threat
Vital help now comes by mobile phone and hence reduces the transmission risks linked with physical interactions.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cash transfers
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Will COVID-19 Lead to Accelerated Impact Investing?
The pandemic is causing huge disruptions in the financial market.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Viewpoint: Why Social Entrepreneurs Are Critical to Our Response to and Recovery From the COVID-19 Crisis
Social entrepreneurs solve market and government failures by serving excluded and vulnerable populations, which are most at risk to impacts of COVID-19.
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- Coronavirus
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A No-Brainer for SMEs: How Solar Can Help Small Businesses Recover from COVID-19 – And Save Money in the Long Term
The coronavirus lockdown is leaving many small- and medium-sized enterprises – especially in emerging economies – on life support. As businesses restart, they will be seeking ways to boost their cash position. According to Philippe Flamand at candi solar, shifting to solar can save SMEs money from day one – if funders can help them overcome a key obstacle.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- COVID-19, energy access
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South Sudan’s M-Gurush Joins Mobile Money Remittance Business
The launch of this remittance service comes at a time where digital money transfer services such as mobile money and electronic banking are being supported by various governments as a way to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Small Businesses in Emerging Markets Need Alternative Financing Options
This lack of resources exists worldwide, with the most substantial finance gap in the East Asia and Pacific region, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean. SMEs in emerging markets need alternative methods to secure the financing necessary to sustain their businesses.
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- Coronavirus
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Press Release: Grameen America Launches Economic Relief and Recovery Fund for Low-Income, Women Small Business Owners in the Wake of COVID-19
Nonprofit microfinance organization Grameen America today announced that it has launched the Grameen America Economic Relief and Recovery Fund, with the goal of raising $72 million to provide essential capital and support to the low-income women entrepreneurs the organization serves.
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- Coronavirus
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- North America
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- microfinance, nonprofits
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New Alliance Launched at WEF to Help Social Entrepreneurs Overcome Impacts of COVID-19
Forty leading global organizations have united to launch the COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs, pooling knowledge, experience and responses to alleviate suffering and advance new models of change for a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world.
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- Coronavirus