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Feb 22, 2021
In Latin America, A New Breed of Investors Prizes Gender Diversity
Investors are insisting the companies they finance make hiring, retaining and promoting women a priority.
Feb 17, 2021
Indian Start-ups Answer the Call
COVID-19 has strained supply chains in India, but new logistics strategies and digital solutions help ensure access to essentials.
Feb 17, 2021
The Case for Equitable Vaccine Distribution
The CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) outlines scenarios for speeding up COVID-19 vaccine delivery to low- and middle-income countries.
Feb 17, 2021
Sri Lanka’s “Superheroes”
In Sri Lanka, ride-hailing company PickMe has pivoted to provide citizens with necessities like grocery and gas. This 3 ½-minute film offers a look inside the lives of PickMe’s women drivers during the pandemic.
Feb 17, 2021
First Person: Kenya’s Health-care Heroes
IFC’s Daisy Serem checks in with young doctors in Kenya—including her own sister, a pediatrics resident—as they reflect on the lessons of COVID-19.
Feb 10, 2021
Tech Start-ups Deliver COVID-19 Relief
Startups in South Asia are developing new supply chains for delivering vaccines and other critical goods and services.
Jan 27, 2021
An Rx to Overhaul Hospital Operations
As officials at a private medical facility in Pakistan reflect on how they reshaped practices to confront COVID-19, they believe the new approaches to saving lives are here to stay.
Jan 27, 2021
“The World Is Completely Connected”
Economist Afsaneh Beschloss calls for more equitable, global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Jan 25, 2021
Ukraine’s First Green Finance Bank Backs Climate-Smart Businesses
Ukrgasbank is proving that green finance can be good business.
Jan 22, 2021
In Yemen, Solar Power Has Become a Lifeline
Farmers are tapping the power of the sun to boost their crops.
