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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
- Region
- 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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COVID-19 Impacts on Small-Scale Farmers Underline the Need for Building Resilience
While global food supply chains may be starting to heal from the COVID-19 pandemic, food and agri-business Olam International underlines the importance of addressing the long-term wellness and operational resilience needs of those small-scale farmers in emerging markets who provide much of the world’s ingredients and raw materials.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Impact Assessment
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Mastercard Accelerate Ignites Next Generation of Fintech Disruptors and Partners To Build the Future of Commerce
11 companies join the Start Path startup engagement program; nearly 50 new deals signed to Engage network to help customers make growth ambitions a reality.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment, Investing, Technology
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The UN Development Goals Are ‘Seriously off Track,’ an Expert Says
Reducing inequality within and among countries is a Sustainable Development Goal that is not progressing, as evidenced in demonstrations that erupted in many parts of the United States and abroad this year.
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- Coronavirus, Education, Impact Assessment
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