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The new financing is part of phase 3 of the regional Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa, or FSRP.
Press Release: World Bank Approves $265 Million to Scale up Agriculture Commercialization and Improve Food Resilience in MalawiBlog Post
Around the world, roughly 1.8 billion people menstruate — and over 300 million are menstruating on any given day. Yet as Lucie Klarsfeld, Jeanne Charbit and Louise Berthault at Hystra explain, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is an overlooked topic in global development, and there's a lack of research about the market for menstrual products in the Global South. They share findings from a new Hystra report that addresses this knowledge gap by assessing the market for MHH solutions in eight emerging economies.
Analyzing Menstrual Health and Hygiene Through a Market-Based Lens: A New Report Assesses the Landscape in the Global SouthNews
Kerala education department and Samagra Shiksha Kerala are launching these under the World Bank-supported STARS programme.
Kerala to Open 210 Skill Development Centres for School Dropouts
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Business Fights Poverty Global Summit 2023News
The World Bank Group has begun work to assess the business and investment climate in up to 180 economies under its flagship Business Ready project.
Press Release: World Bank Group Launches Business Ready ProjectNews
While technology may not directly increase wages, it can help workers be more competitive and access new work opportunities.
Technology Is About to Disrupt the Blue-Collar Workforce in Emerging Markets
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The global labor market has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s normalization of remote work and the resulting “great resignation,” in which high-skilled employees in developed markets have left stagnant positions in favor of more flexible, engaging jobs. As Orinola Gbadebo-Smith at Hugo Technologies explains, this has resulted in a talent shortage in sectors like business services and information technology, leading corporations to outsource increasingly more complex tasks to developing countries where workers have acquired the skills to perform them. He explores why young workers in Africa are particularly well-placed to capitalize on this shift.
The New Face of Emerging Market Outsourcing: Why African Talent is Primed to Reshape Global Business ProcessesNews
The general objective is to build an environmentally friendly system that will sustain and increase agricultural productivity and create resilience in West Africa.
Press Release: ECOWAS Signs 15 Grant Agreements Worth €1.3 Million to Promote Training and Capacity Building on Agroecology in Members States
