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Viewpoint: Investing in Digital Agriculture Can Help Africa Beat This Pandemic
We need to bridge Africa's data gap to strengthen food, health and economic security, and overcome a predicted continent-wide recession
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Money Experience Named as Hybrid Learning Resource for Impact Global Education’s Flexible Higher Education Solution
Impact Global Education's new program, Domain, marries experiential, place-based and online learning to add value to higher education
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- Education, Technology
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A New Approach to Scaling-Up Renewable Power in Emerging Markets
Solar energy has emerged as a key solution to improving access to clean and affordable energy
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- Energy, Environment
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How FG Plans to Support Women-Owned MSMEs to Recover From the Pandemic
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to roll out palliatives to assist women-owned medium and small businesses (MSME’s) recover from the impact of the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Fintech Khalti Is Empowering Women in Nepal
Khalti means “pocket” in Nepali, and it also refers to the popular e-wallet, mobile payment gateway, and digital service provider in the former kingdom of Nepal.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Coronavirus Triggers Dollar Drain in Big Emerging Markets
Plunging foreign reserves in Turkey, Indonesia threaten global crisis
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Press Release: New Report Shows How to Use the Sustainable Development Goals to Build Back Better After COVID-19
New York, 30 June 2020 - Today, the Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2020, including the SDG Index and Dashboards, was released. It was written by lead author Jeffrey Sachs and a team of independent experts working at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Bertelsmann Stiftung, and published by Cambridge University Press.
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment
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Coronavirus Has Upended Payments and Fintech Investing
The payments industry has been in a state of disruption for years, with new technology, greater flexibility and customer experience improvements defining the past decade of innovation. The COVID-19 pandemic all but guarantees an accelerated adoption of new payments technology, both online and in physical stores, but the trajectory of new solutions is going to pivot according to the new pandemic reality. Over the next few years, we’re going to see fintech investments evolve accordingly.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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