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Switzerland Pledges 15 Million Francs to the Bamboo-UNCDF Initiative for the Least Developed Fund
The BUILD Fund is a unique investment fund in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in least developed and lower middle income countries (LDCs and LMICs).
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- Investing
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- Global
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Understanding Deglobalization: What the Backlash to Trade Liberalization Means for Business Growth and Global Inequality
Extensive trade liberalization, often referred to as globalization, was one of the most transformative economic events of the last century — and also one of the most controversial. As political support for protectionist policies grows, Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan at Yale Economic Growth Center and Bomi Okuyiga at Yale's Jackson School of Global Affairs share research insights that help illuminate the impact globalization has had on businesses and workers in low- and middle-income countries, with the goal of understanding how they may be affected by the current backlash.
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- Technology
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Press Release: Central African Republic Can Lift Millions Out of Poverty by Revitalizing its Agricultural Sector: World Bank Report
The Central African Republic can lift millions of people out of poverty by transforming its vital agriculture sector as a key driver of economic growth.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Singapore Fund Seeks $168 Million to Provide Millions of Stoves to Poor Families in India and Africa
The Indore, India-based EKI will invest US$25 million in the fund and make the stoves, according to Icam chief investment officer Deepak Mawandia.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Analysis: These Startups Are Helping Women While Reforesting Africa
Rural communities and especially women are crucial to the reforestation movement.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Understanding the Coping Strategies of Financially Distressed Households: New Data Shows Their Value — And Lasting Consequences
COVID lockdowns had a grave impact on the financial health of low-income communities around the world — and as Scott Graham, Anahit Tevosyan and Andrée Simon at FINCA International point out, further financial shocks are a virtual certainty for these households. They share data gathered during the pandemic that reveals the coping strategies FINCA clients used to navigate the crisis — and they discuss how these strategies have left low-income households vulnerable to future economic disruptions and income shocks.
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- Finance
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Colombia Unveils Four-Year Development Plan Worth Nearly $250 Billion
The development plan aims to cut the percentage of the population living in extreme poverty to single digits.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Latin America
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Press Release: Madagascar to Expand Access to Social Protection for Extremely Poor Households Thanks to $250 Million in World Bank Financing
This new project will be implemented over a period of four years and will target extremely poor households throughout all of the 23 regions of Madagascar.
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- Education, Finance, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa