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Trump commits to reforming US development finance
The idea that the U.S. may get a new or reformed development finance corporation, which Devex previously reported, seems to be gaining momentum both in the administration, with this speech, and in Congress.
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- Investing
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A Formula for Health Equity
What could an economically advanced country like the United States possibly learn from the health-care success of a tiny, impoverished African country like Rwanda? Two things: how to broaden access and improve health outcomes while sharply reducing the cost of care.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How India Is Moving Toward a Digital-First Economy
On November 8, 2016, India’s government did something that no other government had attempted before at the same scale: It decided to remove 86% of the country’s currency notes by value from circulation. Over the months that followed, more than 1 billion people participated in a “reboot” of the country’s financial and monetary system.
An active debate has since ensued as to how the transition unfolded.- Categories
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- South Asia
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Rich Nations Fail to Help Developing World Fight Climate Change
Clean energy investments in China, sub-Saharan African and other emerging markets fell 27 percent in 2016, to $111.4 billion, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said in a study Monday. Less than 10 percent of that spending came from rich countries.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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Huge private sector investment puts Paris climate target in reach, says report
At least one trillion dollars are being invested globally in ways to reduce the threat of climate change, including renewable power, energy efficiency, and public transport around the world.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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Three Reasons for the African Research Gap – And How to Close It
Sub-Saharan Africa’s population share will more than double in the next 50 years—from 13 percent to 25 percent of the world's population. Despite this growth, its research outputs lag far behind other regions, with just 2 percent of peer-reviewed publications coming from authors there. Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) program manager Maya Ranganath explores reasons for the gap, and ways CEGA is working to increase the volume of high-quality academic research produced by scholars in the region.
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care
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UN Considering Reforms to Deliver the SDGs
As Member States and civil society begin the process of evaluating the implications of the Secretary-General’s report, this policy brief seeks to enhance the level of understanding and engagement in the debate through a review of the assessment of the UN development system undertaken by external experts and the Secretary-General’s related reform proposals.
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- global development, SDGs
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The U.S. government is investing about $200 million in overseas venture capital funds
The program, unveiled Wednesday at a conference by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, will dedicate around $200 million over the next few years in 10 to 15 venture funds that focus primarily on making a social impact in overseas countries. The exact amount of money allocated could change, but is expected to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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