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Press Release: Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Donors Announce $300 Million To End Hunger and Malnutrition
Today during the launch of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) Replenishment Period 2020-25, hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), donors increased their contributions to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) – a world with zero hunger.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Investing
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World Energy Outlook 2020 Examines Pathways Out of the Pandemic Crisis
The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2020 focuses on the next ten years, exploring different pathways out of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Investing, Technology
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From Financial Inclusion To Inclusive Finance: The Power of Frameworks To Catalyse Change
In this age of information, we increasingly rely on data to inform our decisions. But as Amrik Heyer at FSD Kenya points out, the utility of data for guiding policy and investment depends on the paradigms and frameworks which influence our thinking. She discusses the power of frameworks in shaping research and informing financial inclusion policy and investment, using the example of the FinAccess survey in Kenya.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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Big Tech’s Emerging Market Finance Push Brings Rewards and Risk, FSB Says
A push by big technology firms into financial services in developing countries will improve access to them, but might also make traditional lenders more vulnerable, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) said.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- impact investing
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Governance Still Tops ESG Considerations for Asset Managers
Global survey reveals increasing influence of ESG in investment activities, critical role of engagement, and more
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Press Release: The Risk Management Association Survey Finds ESG Investing and Securities Lending Can Coexist
A new survey of leading institutional investors released today by The Risk Management Association (RMA) revealed that 95% of respondents believe that securities lending activities can coexist with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.
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- Environment, Investing
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- ESG, governance, impact investing, lending
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Can Microlenders Make a Comeback?
Once hailed as a game-changer for the impoverished, microlenders are falling behind in the digital race while online lenders and commercial banks poach their turf.
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Kimberly-Clark, Kotex To Mentor Startups Focused on Women’s Health, Access To Sanitation
The Toilet Board Coalition (TBC), with the strategic support of Kimberly-Clark and its Kotex brand, has launched the Women in the Sanitation Economy Innovation Lab — which seeks to cultivate and catalyze early-stage ideas and businesses within the Sanitation Economy that are led by women and/or focused on women’s health.
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