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Which Countries Will Be Hit Hardest by the US Remittance Tax?
The figures in this article show how the United States’s proposed tax could impact formal remittances, including both the tax itself and the price effects.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Analysis: Harnessing the Private Sector for Better Development Data
Reliable, disaggregated, and up-to-date data is mission critical for companies expanding into frontier markets, investing in resilient supply chains or designing inclusive financial services.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Report: Global Circularity Rate Fell to 6.9%—Despite Growing Recycling
"Together with the CGR 2025, Circle Economy has launched the CGR® Dashboard —a database unlocking the millions of data points collected since the annual report’s inception, with the aim of democratising circularity data to enable policymakers, business leaders, and changemakers worldwide to make informed decisions."
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Unlocking the Investment Potential of Healthcare in Emerging Markets: How New Technologies, Platform Models and Financing Options are Driving Growth
There is a growing need for new sources of healthcare funding in emerging markets: For instance, Africa accounts for around 2% of global health expenditure — despite representing over 18% of the world’s population and over 20% of the global disease burden. As investor Temi Marcella argues, this disparity presents unique opportunities for investors seeking both profit and impact. She explores how investors can unlock the full potential of healthcare investments in these markets by supporting businesses’ efforts to leverage digital health ecosystems, platform strategies and innovative financing solutions.
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- Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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Report: How Green Bond Labelling Impacts Investment Behaviour
"Green bonds are an important sustainable finance tool that can help reorient financial flows and influence public policy in addressing climate action across the global financial markets."
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- Environment, Investing
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New African Space Agency to Coordinate Continent’s Work
With the agency, the AU intends to establish a strong base for the continent to coordinate its approach to space activities in support of sustainable development, disaster management, climate change monitoring, and socio-economic growth.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Milestone in the Modernization of Indian Healthcare: How Digital Integration is Transforming the Country’s Health System
India's Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), launched in 2021, is working to create a national digital health ecosystem by leveraging the country’s existing IT infrastructure and technologies. As Nivedita Mishra and Rashika Anand at Sambodhi Research and Communications explain, the mission represents a significant step toward modernizing India’s healthcare system. They explore ABDM's work from a health systems perspective, highlighting the existing gaps and wider systemic challenges it's addressing, and discussing the strategies it's using to foster a resilient digital health ecosystem that supports universal health coverage.
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- Health Care, Technology
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New CGIAR Flagship Report Translates Insights Into Impact for Food Systems in Crisis
From helping farmers adapt to climate change to expanding access to nutritious food and sustainable livelihoods, the report answers 20 urgent questions frequently posed by policymakers.
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- Environment
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- Global
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