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May 26, 2020
Finance2Equal Tanzania: Closing Gender Gaps in Tanzania’s Financial Services Sector
In Tanzania, IFC’s Finance2Equal program is working with five banks and two insurance companies to help the institutions better serve and support women. The program is also helping to enhance the capacity of women to access quality jobs in financial institutions.
May 18, 2020
One of Europe’s Largest Landfills Gets a Makeover
A landfill in Belgrade, Serbia, is being transformed into a modern model for waste management.
May 13, 2020
Lessons for COVID-19-era CEOs
Engage with governments and “lead with empathy,” this Corporate Social Responsibility expert advises the private sector.
May 13, 2020
Pakistan’s Minibikes Rev Up to Meet Food Security Demands
During lockdown, this logistics app company deploys drivers to help the government deliver food to those in need.
May 13, 2020
During COVID-19 Crisis, Three Banks Work to Soften Impact on Customers
In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, three banks introduce creative measures – including credit holidays – to help customers and communities through a difficult period.
May 13, 2020
A Senegalese Influencer’s Mission: Saving Lives via Social Media
An influencer—and IFC Insights team member—discovers how messages can be repurposed to help society stay connected and healthy.
May 13, 2020
First Person: COVID-19 Looms Large in a Small Brazilian City
Our writer discovers unemployment claims increasing by 50 percent in her parents’ community, with one shop owner lamenting: “My store needs a respirator to breathe.”
May 6, 2020
New Farming “Ecosystem” in Uganda Empowers Smallholders
Grainpulse’s “one-stop-shop” may help double production of local crops while connecting farmers to markets and export possibilities.
Apr 29, 2020
Calling for a New Deal for Developing Countries
Emerging markets investor Mark Mobius believes that major infrastructure projects–which can lead to massive employment–is one way forward for emerging markets in crisis.
Apr 29, 2020
Startups Helping to Make Life Easier During Crisis in Maghreb
Displaying flexibility and creativity, startups across North Africa adjust their businesses to people’s needs.
