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Sep 30, 2020
Small Bets, Big Impact: Driving Innovation in Development
Ann Mei Chang, former Silicon Valley executive and USAID Chief Innovation Officer, offers ideas for funding models that can drive innovation in the development sector.
Sep 23, 2020
How A Business Community Is Saving Lives Amid COVID-19
A crisis center in Odesa mobilized nearly $5 million from businesses and provided critical equipment and services to hospitals.
Sep 2, 2020
Economist Paul Collier on African Recovery: “It’s All Urgent”
Development economist Paul Collier on the need to support Africa’s firms during the pandemic
Sep 2, 2020
How a Kenyan Flower Producer Bloomed Through COVID-19
Equator Flowers, a cut-flower producer in Western Kenya, reworked its business model to survive COVID-19 and its lasting effects on trade and business.
Sep 2, 2020
Strengthening One of Africa’s Universities in a Time of Crisis
Patrick Awuah, founder and president of Ashesi University in Ghana, explains how the institution is supporting its students during the pandemic.
Sep 2, 2020
First Person: Bangladesh’s Road to Recovery
COVID-19 stories of resilience from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Aug 28, 2020
Keeping Business Flowing in Serbia Amid COVID-19
Customs are going digital in Serbia, reducing the time and cost to trade.
Jul 29, 2020
Getting Developing Countries the COVID-19 Supplies They Need
IFC's new Global Health Platform will boost supply of face masks, ventilators and, eventually, vaccines.
Jul 28, 2020
What will it take to end racial discrimination?
Daisy Serem and Gregory J. Felder look at racism and global development—and open up a conversation on where we go from here.
Jul 28, 2020
Racism at Home and Abroad: A Conversation Between Friends
Two long-time friends, one African-American and the other a U.S.-based Ugandan national, share their experiences of institutional racism on two continents and exchange ideas about how to handle racial bias in international development.
