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Jun 11, 2021
Wind Power Fuels Green Growth in Vietnam
An IFC-financed project is helping the country take advantage of its wind-power potential.
Jun 7, 2021
In Kenya, Food Retailers Race to Improve Safety Standards
Better standards are crucial on a continent where food safety is a challenge.
May 25, 2021
A Ticket to Recovery: Reinventing Africa’s Tourism Industry
Capturing domestic and regional markets will help Africa’s tourism sector recover
May 19, 2021
In India, “Normal doesn’t exist”
Manuela de Souza finds hope in the “kindness and ingenuity” of Indian entrepreneurs who are building back even as COVID-19 wreaks havoc across the country.
May 19, 2021
Tales of my Mexico City Neighborhood
From his apartment in La Roma, Mauricio González Lara surveys the impact of the pandemic on a wide variety of businesses in his neighborhood—and on his own family.
May 19, 2021
Anxious in Australia and Papua New Guinea
As the number of COVID-19 cases rises in the region, Sydney-based Karlis Salna takes stock of the mood of small business owners in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
May 19, 2021
Serbia’s Vaccine Rollout Offers Hope
Serbia may be a small country, but the impact of COVID-19 has affected firms in drastically different ways. Ivan Mišković checks in with a florist, a barber, a tax consultant, and a logistics operator.
May 10, 2021
Local Pharma Companies Place Wellness within Reach
Pharmaceutical manufacturers in emerging markets offer local consumers affordable, accessible generic medicines and health-care products tailored to their needs
Apr 22, 2021
Helping Africa Secure Essential Medical Equipment
The Africa Medical Equipment Facility will help African countries strengthen their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and build resilient health systems.
Apr 19, 2021
Money to Survive, Money to Thrive
An innovative IFC program in Peru brings urgently needed cash to small businesses.
