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Analysis: How Poverty, Insecurity is Crippling Nigeria’s Economy and Businesses
Apart from Nigeria's poor economy, the rate of financial insecurity in the country in recent times is a serious source of worry.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Steps for SMEs to Measure and Report Sustainability and Impact
Examining the feasibility of whether SMEs, more limited in terms of human resources and available finances, can effectively report on the sustainability and impact of their operations.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- business development, ESG
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Nedbank Joins Forces With Digital-Deal Maker for its Customers
The new partnership will enable Nedbank’s clients to grow their business on a trusted and world-recognised platform.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Low-Income Communities Lack Access to Clean Water. It’s Time for Change
Traditionally, providing water services is the responsibility of the public sector, but private capital should play a role today.
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- Global
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Press Release: BP to Invest up to £50 Million in New Global Battery Research and Development Centre in Britain
The new facilities will help bring the industry closer to achieving the key tipping points for mainstream electric vehicle (EV) adoption.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Accomplishing the Impossible: Lessons on Scaling From BRAC Founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
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.
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- Education, Finance, Health Care, Social Enterprise
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African Development Fund Approves Additional $5.6 Million Grant Funding to Bolster Food Security and Resilience
The funding aims to build the resilience of Mozambique’s food systems in response to the current global food crisis, worsened by the war in Ukraine.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: ESG Reports Aren’t a Replacement for Real Sustainability
A predictable backlash against ESG investing has arrived, with right-wing politicians attacking ESG investors for promoting what they see as a “woke” agenda.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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