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Business Fights Poverty: Global GoalsNews
August 9 is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, marking formal recognition of their fundamental human rights at the UN General Assembly nearly 40 years ago.
Analysis: People and the Planet Together: Why Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are at the Heart of Climate ActionNews
Traditionally, providing water services is the responsibility of the public sector, but private capital should play a role today.
Analysis: Low-Income Communities Lack Access to Clean Water. It’s Time for Change
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Countless books and articles have addressed the challenges of going to scale in the development sector — yet a systematic approach to scaling remains out of reach. However, as Scott MacMillan at BRAC USA explains, BRAC founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was arguably more successful than anyone at scaling effective poverty programs. He shares insights from his new book on Abed's life and work, which sheds light on how BRAC has created and scaled programs to an extent that no other nonprofit or social enterprise has managed to achieve.
Accomplishing the Impossible: Lessons on Scaling From BRAC Founder Sir Fazle Hasan AbedNews
The African Development Bank signed a $60 million financial package to accelerate access to finance for small businesses managed and owned by women in Tanzania.
Press Release: African Development Bank and African Guarantee Fund Sign $110 Million Agreement with Tanzania’s CRDB Bank to Boost Access to Finance by Women’s SMEsBlog Post
Mobile money is widely seen as a promising engine for global development. But governments in Africa are also increasingly viewing it as a lucrative source of tax revenue. With critics raising concerns about the impact of taxing mobile money and other digital financial services, Adrienne Lees and Phil Mader at the Institute of Development Studies explore whether existing research can inform any confident predictions about the effects of these taxes on providers, customers and the broader financial inclusion sector.
To Tax or Not to Tax Mobile Money: The Impact on Digital Financial Services in Africa and Beyond
