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The Response and Vision Fund (RVF) Announced the Second Slate of Grants
This latest round of investments focuses on climate, gender, and debt justice, and aims to catalyze reforms grounded in preserving the rights and power of workers and communities while strengthening accountability and addressing underlying inequities in the financial system.
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- Coronavirus, Social Enterprise
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Analysis: How Can Asia’s Smallholder Farmers Endure Both Climate Change and COVID-19?
With changing weather patterns and temperatures, farmers at the frontlines of global food production are increasingly at risk. What are their biggest challenges, and are technological innovations enough to support them?
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- Coronavirus, Environment
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Viewpoint: Gasping for Breath: COVID-19 Has Exposed the World’s Medical Oxygen Crisis
After years of campaigning, the pharmaceutical industry is inching forward in providing access to life-saving medicines in low-income countries, though much remains to be done.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India Is Set to Become a Vital COVID Vaccines Maker — Perhaps Second Only to the U.S.
India could become the world’s second largest Covid vaccine maker, and analysts say the country has the capacity to produce for both its own population and other developing countries.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- manufacturing, vaccines
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Financing a ‘Green’ Economic Reboot, Recovery From Pandemic
Washington-based International Finance Corp. (IFC) of the World Bank Group has introduced financing support for Philippine banks that will lend to climate adaptation and mitigation projects amid a push for “green” recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic to generate trillions of dollars in fresh investments.
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- Coronavirus, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Togo: Microfinance Institutions Slow Down on Lending as Overdue Loans Spike Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, microfinance institutions active in Togo considerably lowered loans to the public in the nine first months of 2020.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: COVID-19 and Food Security: Can Emerging Economies Mitigate Rising Prices?
An increase in food prices following the coronavirus pandemic has intensified concerns related to global food security. For emerging markets, this has further underlined the importance of regional cooperation and innovative solutions to help overcome the challenges.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- food security, innovation
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Ethiopia Sees Jump in Mobile Payments Despite COVID-19
COVID-19 has created many disruptions in Ethiopia this year, impacting both merchants and consumers. The World Health Organization warned that paper currency can risk spreading the virus, and encouraged adoption of digital payments as a safer alternative.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa