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Analysis: Projects Funded by the World Bank Group’s Private Sector Arm Fuel Violent Conflict – It’s Time to Reform the System
Current approaches to foreign investment need urgent reconsideration, with particular focus on the risk of violent conflict.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Yikri Wins European Microfinance Award 2023
Yikri wins European Microfinance Award 2023 for its commitment to addressing the complex challenges of food security and nutrition in Burkina Faso.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Green Exploitation Is Still Exploitation
If leaders give in to the temptation of short-term gains, the extraction of africa’s transition minerals will follow familiar colonial dynamics.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Government Of Ghana Waives Import Duties On Electric Vehicles For Public Transportation
The government of Ghana has been working on a policy framework to move public transportation from the use of petroleum fuels to electric vehicles.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The Case for Shifting the Way Social Enterprise Support Is Funded
You don’t have to be a donor or funder to take an active role in strengthening the social enterprise support ecosystem.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: FINCA Launches the FINCA Ventures Prize for Social Entrepreneurs
FINCA International is launching the FINCA Ventures Prize to support social entrepreneurs who share FINCA’s steadfast commitment to ending global poverty.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Indian Women in Agriculture Among ‘Most Vulnerable’ to Climate Change Impact, Shows New Global Study
Published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems journal, the study maps hotspots in low-and-middle-income countries where climate change, agriculture, and gender inequality intersect.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Report: Researchers Shed Light on Mysterious, Higher Energy Yields in Vertical PV Systems
Scientists in the Netherlands have sought to understand the reason for unexpected gains in vertical PV systems and found that these installations have a much higher heat transfer coefficient than their horizontally deployed counterparts.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- energy access, research, solar
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