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WhatsApp Partners with Youth NGO for Digital Business Training
To empower youngsters in digitizing their businesses, instant messaging platform WhatsApp has partnered with PJI to give six-month training on using digital business platforms to more than 1,000 students in 12 cities across Indonesia.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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Digital Financial Inclusion in the Times of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic could be a game changer for digital financial services.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Low Internet Access Is Driving Inequality
Covid-19 and the great lockdown triggered a mass migration from analog to digital and highlighted that access to the Internet is crucial for socioeconomic inclusion.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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How FG Plans to Support Women-Owned MSMEs to Recover From the Pandemic
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to roll out palliatives to assist women-owned medium and small businesses (MSME’s) recover from the impact of the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Overthrowing the King: Could Central Bank Digital Currencies Replace Cash in Post-COVID-19 Africa?
Despite advances in digital technology, cash has remained the undisputed king of payments in sub-Saharan Africa. However, as Michaella Allen and Christine Hougaard at Cenfri explain, COVID-19 has placed a stigma on cash and led governments across the region to actively encourage digital payments. They explore the implications of this shift, and whether it could make central bank digital currencies a viable alternative.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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Viewpoint: The Importance of Digital Microfinance for Emerging Markets in a COVID-19 World
Digital products and features that speak directly to customer needs are most likely to have an impact, particularly during a time when we’re seeing a spike in digital inquiries as a result of the stresses and concerns prompted by the pandemic. Real-time advice and quick access to practical solutions that enable quick action are among the most direct routes to improved financial health during an increasingly challenging time.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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One of Africa’s Smallest Economies Is Plugging Social Welfare Gaps With Digital Cash Transfers
The biggest fear for African countries as the Covid-19 pandemic loomed was the potential shock to under-equipped healthcare systems.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: 4 Ways Digitisation Can Unlock Africa’s Recovery
The full human cost of COVID-19 in Africa is not yet known, but it is likely to be significant. Importantly, for many Africans, the longer-term socio-economic consequences of the pandemic is likely to be just as material as the health impact of the virus itself.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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