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June 13, 2023
Doing Good by Doing Well: Women Banking Agents in India
As part of CGAP’s Agent Networks at the Last Mile initiative, we explored the role of gender in developing rural agent networks in Bihar State, India, through the State Government’s Bank Sakhi Program
June 13, 2023
ITC to expand climate smart initiative to a million farmers
Diversified conglomerate ITC is scaling up its climate-smart agriculture initiative to support farmers facing weather-related challenges
June 13, 2023
Meet the ‘forest fishers’ restoring mangroves and livelihoods in Mexico
Residents of the Mexican community of Costa de San Juan have restored more than 350 hectares (865 acres) of mangrove forest in the Alvarado Lagoon System in the Gulf of Mexico
June 13, 2023
Gender-Transformative Business Models in Agriculture
Agricultural businesses have the power to advance gender equity by shifting harmful gender norms and closing gender gaps – not only in access to resources but also in agency and control over resources
June 13, 2023
New Collaborative Aims To Boost Investment In Companies Creating Quality Jobs For The Very Poor
The numbers are pretty startling. About 8% of the global population lives in extreme poverty-meaning they work for less than $2.15 per day
June 13, 2023
Letting the Consumer Speak: The Reality of Access to Finance in Guatemala
Immigration to the United States from Guatemala is motivated by a myriad of factors, including rising rates of local violence and climate-change induced impacts on agriculture, but the main accelerant is extreme poverty without prospects for economic mobility
April 24, 2023
Women Are Being Digitally Excluded Globally – How Do We Fix That?
Digital inclusion can be truly life-changing for women, giving them access to online education and other services, new sources of information, expanded networks, new marketplaces, and
April 24, 2023
How global leaders can kickstart green investment at the World Bank Spring Meetings
Every spring, central bankers, ministers of finance and development, business leaders and policy experts converge on Washington DC to discuss issues of global concern
April 24, 2023
Connecting the Unbanked: How the Internet of Things can Expand Financial Services
The Internet of Things—a rapidly growing network of connected devices—can help bring financial services to those most in need
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..