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Turning Promises Into Reality – The Business Case for Gender Equality in Achieving the SDGs
By Paula Tavares and Otaviano Canuto As world leaders gathered this month for high-level talks at the 74th United Nations General Assembly, pressing global issues were at the forefront of discussions, including progress toward the 2030 Agenda and the
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Gender Specifics of Brain Function: a Path to Improved Health Balance
In terms of structure, female and male brains differ only marginally. But new studies on brain function — and pathology — are challenging the medical community to take a closer look at the gender specifics. Switzerland-based doctor Antonella Santuccione Chadha,
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Ann Low, US Department of State: Combat Corruption by Enabling Tax Payment – El Salvador Case Study
In May 2016, the US Department of State funded a project in El Salvador’s third-largest city, Santa Ana, to discover whether incentives for business registration and enabling tax payments could reduce corruption and rebuild trust in government. Two years later,
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UNCDF: Revolutionising International Municipal Finance is Focus of Bid to Tackle Climate Change and Open Global Markets
“They have been drivers of progress throughout history, and now – as the knowledge economy takes full flight – they are poised to play a leading role in addressing the challenges of the 21st Century,” wrote former Mayor of New
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Jamaica’s Largest Credit Union: Making an Impact with Financial Inclusion and Education
The Community and Workers of Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union (C&WJ) started life in 1961 as Jamaica Telephone Company Employees Co-operative Credit Union Ltd. Back then, the union had a membership of 135 and assets of a £1,766.23 (equivalent to USD
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SBM Securities: Major Changes and a Surge in Capabilities
SBM Securities Ltd, the stockbroking arm of SBM Group and one of the leading brokers in Mauritius, is undergoing a huge transformation. With the various entities operating under the SBM Non-Banking Financial Cluster (SBM NBFC), the SBM Group has embarked
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MIGA Exclusive Interview: Business Priority to Work With All People
Interview from February 2019, with Keiko Honda, Executive Vice-President and CEO of the World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). CFI.co: You have been at the head of MIGA for almost six years. Is there a key lesson that
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UAE Backs China’s One Belt One Road Initiative at Annual Investment Meeting
His Excellency Abdulla Al Saleh, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade Ministry of Economy UAE stated,“ Trade activities to amount to $ 33 billion dollars between the UAE and China.” Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9th April 2019: The UAE is set to
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Annual Investment Meeting 2019 to Host Strategic Sessions to Draw Foreign Direct Investments
This year the event will witness the presence of 60 high level official The organizing committee of the Annual Investment Meeting 2019, has completed the preparations for the upcoming event, which will be held from 8th to 10th of April
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Håvard Halland and Justin Lin: How to Mobilise Private Capital for Climate Finance
The conclusion of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report is stark: climate action is far more urgent than previously believed. Action must include a wide range of initiatives, from improved regulation to continued technological innovation.
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