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The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Debunking Some Long-Held Myths of the Energy Industry
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed some hard truths to the world’s largest oil and gas majors, energy analysts have told CNBC, with many reeling after historic second-quarter losses laid bare the financial frailty of the industry.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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Viewpoint: COVID-19 and the Resiliency of Impact Investing
Industry insiders put forward the case for ESG-focused and impact investing being a successful strategy for every bottom line.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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Analysis: Why Hasn’t Africa Gone Digital?
Countries with weak power infrastructures—which were already struggling to compete in the new digital economy—are facing bleak prospects in a post-lockdown world in which Zoom, Dropbox and Google Classroom are the new office or school.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Impact Investing Lends a Hand to Struggling Social Entrepreneurs
New analysis lays out the challenges social entrepreneurs face during coronavirus and how impact investors can help them.
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment, Investing
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Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine: Will Emerging Economies Be Left Behind?
As various countries contend with a second wave of Covid-19 outbreaks, many emerging markets are pinning their hopes on a vaccine that will allow them to confidently reopen their economies without the fear of health services being overwhelmed.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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Viewpoint: Data-Driven Collective Action Is Imperative For A Post-Covid-19 Development Agenda
It is feared that decades of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may simply be erased, thanks to the pandemic. In times like these, the development community must look inwards and ultimately refocus its efforts to serve the most vulnerable and prevent large-scale socio-economic devastation.
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment, Technology
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VCs Get Behind Disaster Tech in Search for Innovative Life-Saving Technologies
Creating profitable growth and social impact through partnerships - here’s how VCs are supporting Disaster Tech
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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U.S.-Based Fintech Venio Launches Developing World-Focused Smartphone App to Make Nano Loans
The app is the first-ever smartphone-based nano lending service for developing countries, Venio said in a statement.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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