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Kenya: Women Pay More to Access Mobile Money Services
According to the report, Payments System Design and the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap, the study conducted in major towns across the country shows a strong gender bias in transaction fees, with women paying about Sh11 per peer-to-peer transaction, compared with Sh7 for men, on average.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Potential of Floating Solar PV in Africa Vastly Underrated
Many African countries are heavily dependent on hydropower to provide baseline power, which is being affected by increasingly frequent droughts. At the same time, Africa is characterised by a very high solar potential.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Action Platform Succeeds in Accelerating Business Reporting on the SDGs
A ground-breaking initiative to drive corporate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has significantly advanced reporting practices and identified areas for further improvement.
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- Impact Assessment
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Will China Help Ease the COVID-19 Debt Burden on Emerging Markets?
Debt management has become a key challenge for many emerging markets as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with major creditors debating the suspension and perhaps even reduction of debt.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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Press Release: New Research Reveals Alarming Drop in Farmer Incomes in Uganda
Heifer International study of over 400 smallholder farmers in Uganda reveals 97% have seen incomes reduced due to COVID-19.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Impact of COVID19 on International Development Assistance System
The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has hit many developing countries hard and threatens the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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India’s Solar Tariffs To Decline by up To 10 Percent Over Next Decade
It added that this in turn would result in stronger competitiveness against incumbent fossil fuel alternatives in the country
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: How To Measure a Company’s Real Impact
Accounting for impact took a major step forward in July with our publication of the cost of the environmental impact of 1,800 companies by the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) at Harvard Business School.
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- Impact Assessment
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