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Review of Microfinance Studies Finds Many Flaws, No Conclusions
What do we know about microfinance—often touted as the solution for the economic woes of developing countries? Practically nothing, say researchers from UConn's Department of Agricultural and Resources and Economics.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment
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Press Release: New Data Portal Showcases Timely Data on Sustainable Development
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) launches hub for timely data and GIS learning in partnership with Esri and the National Geographic Society.
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- Impact Assessment, Technology
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Viewpoint: The Racist Double Standards of International Development
The claim that we are making 'wonderful progress' against global poverty is a fallacy based on a colonial mindset.
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- Impact Assessment
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Viewpoint: The Real Impact of COVID-19 on Emerging Markets
When COVID-19 began to spread uncontrollably, numbers of confirmed cases initially grew most quickly in developed economies across China, Europe and then the US. It took some time to reach the door of some of the world’s most prominent emerging markets but, now it has, the impact is set to be much longer-lasting.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Impact Investing Slowed to a Crawl in 2nd Quarter
Impact investing’s decline accelerated in the second quarter, as the twin blows of COVID-19 and social protests hit the sector in different ways.
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment
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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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Impact Investing Grows, but There’s Still a Long Road to Financial Inclusion
More funds and firms are targeting financially underserved communities, but the impact investing movement and government funding need to be more accessible and intentional to address systemic inequalities and racial disparities in investing.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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African Venture Funding Is Expected to Slow but Impact Investors Are Boosting Health and Agri-Tech Startups
Between 2014 and 2019, 44% of venture capital deals recorded in African tech ecosystems included participation from at least one impact investor, data from Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association show.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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