How can we use the resources of public-private partnerships to solve youth unemployment and position young people to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – in agriculture, natural resources, tourism, and more?
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Less than 5 percent of payments in emerging economies are digital. In this post, Lauren Redfield shows how tactics to boost the use of digital financial services in the Philippines could be applied elsewhere.
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Banks and microfinance institutions have long struggled to reach rural clients with traditional methods. Heather Joffe Reyes explores an approach that blends agricultural value chain financing with digital services to ensure rural communities in Colombia can access the financial services that they need.
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Agriculture insurance is a critical tool to help farmers mitigate risk, but expanding access to it is no small challenge. Expert Peter Nash shares four best practices from Uganda that are in line with a newly released guide from Feed the Future.
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It will require an extra $2.5 trillion to achieve the SDGs. Can the development community find creative ways to fill that gap?
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From incorporating women effectively to choosing the right time to introduce mechanization, Harvey Schartup shares advice from the USAID MARKETS II project in Nigeria.
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Increasing access to finance in the Middle East and North Africa region is spurring economic growth through implementation of modernized secured transactions regulation.
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What is the cost of operating in cash? Mert Tangonan explains the cons and outlines how electronic payments spur economic growth.
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As the Global Summit of Women kicks off today in Warsaw, JoAnna Lipari shares five best practices for women's economic empowerment.
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Prajwol Bhattarai, a general store owner in Nepal, uses his phone to send and receive money without traveling long distances. Photo: USAID Nepal Economic Agriculture and Trade project
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Diasporas play a vibrant role in global development. During Global Diaspora Week, Christy Sisko offers lessons learned on engaging diaspora communities.
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The SEEP Network’s Women’s Economic Empowerment working group brings together implementing partners, donors, and NGOs to drive women's inclusion in developing economies.
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