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Analysis: Overcoming COVID-19 Will Require Tackling Inequality
The issue isn’t just that COVID-19’s impact is unequal; it’s that inequalities, especially gender inequality, will hamper an effective recovery.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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Press Release: DFC Approves New Investments to Advance Sustainable Economic Development, Respond to COVID-19, and Advance Gender Equity
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors at its quarterly meeting approved a $300 million investment that will advance inclusive economic development in Brazil. DFC approved 19 other sub-Board investments totaling nearly $350 million since its last quarterly Board meeting in December, advancing a total of $650 million in investments to support development impact, respond to the impacts of COVID-19, increase renewable energy and strengthen gender equity around the world.
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- Investing
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LiveRamp Commits $15 Million in Cash Reserves With Financial Institutions to Support Underserved Communities
The lack of access to financial resources and services negatively impacts a continuously widening wealth gap in the US, which has disproportionately affected minority and Black communities.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Press Release: Henry Closes Us $1.5 Million Seed Round Led by Accion Venture Lab to Provide Technical Education to Students in Latin America
Henry’s model leverages remote learning and innovative financing structure (ISA) to provide technology courses for no upfront costs
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- Education
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- Latin America
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More Dough for Cocoa Farmers
Ice cream icon Ben & Jerry’s pioneers holistic approach to living incomes for cocoa farmers, in partnership with Fairtrade
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Viewpoint: The Race Against Economic Inequality Within Emerging Markets – a Case for SMEs
One of the great challenges of the 21st Century is the need to reduce poverty levels and economic inequality globally. Economic growth is the most powerful tool for reducing poverty and improving the quality of life in developing countries.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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COVID-19 Has Resulted in Largest Global Economic Contraction in 80 Years, Say World Bank and IMF
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund said the global economic contraction caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is the largest in the last eight decades, raising the world poverty rate, exacerbating inequalities and damaging long-term economic growth prospects.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: 4 Ways Our COVID-19 Recovery Can Tackle Climate Change and Global Inequality
The COVID-19 crisis has shown how deep inequalities make society as a whole more vulnerable —providing important lessons for building resilience in an era of climate change.
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- Coronavirus, Environment, Investing
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