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Gender

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COVID 19 Gender

Beyond recovery: toward innovative, inclusive private sector financing

  • Jessica Espinoza , CEO of 2X Collaborative, Chair of 2X Challenge [instution]
01 August 2022
©TLC-Jonhson
Despite the extensive use of development finance institutions (DFIs) in recent years, the Covid-19 pandemic has shed a harsh light on the persistence of gender inequalities, particularly in terms of […]Continue Reading
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Gender Corporate governance

How to successfully build women’s entrepreneurship

  • Caroline Boudergue Managing director Women in Africa
08 December 2021
©WOCinTech Chat
Women’s entrepreneurship boosts Africa’s economy. Assisting it means supporting growth and employment. Yet there are many barriers to its development. While some are due to social or cultural factors and […]Continue Reading
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Agri-business Environment Gender Corporate governance

Geographical indications and quality brands: An effective tool to promote industrial SMEs’ market access

  • Fabio Russo Senior Officer UNIDO
19 November 2020
©John McPake
Agri-food production remains at the core of African industry, representing up to 18% and 30% of the industrial revenues in countries like Tunisia and Morocco. Demand for local products has […]Continue Reading
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Providing companies Banks Gender

Reducing gender inequality: approach by a bank

  • Antonio Gonzalez Castillo ManagerCapital Enprendedor
01 July 2020
©Jeremy MilerAusAID
Gender inequalities in Panama are still prevalent and women’s participation in the country’s economy is still low. Despite government intervention to address these inequalities, private sector involvement is crucial Continue Reading
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Private equity Gender

What the 2X Challenge is teaching us about gender lens investing

  • Anne-Marie Levesque Chair of the 2XChallenge working group and Gender l
24 June 2020
©Connor Ashleigh-AusAID
Almost two years after its launch, we look back at the 2X Challenge initiative, which aims  to increase capital flows towards private sector initiatives that benefit women. The 2X Challenge, […]Continue Reading
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Providing companies SME Financing Gender

Women’s investment: financial instruments promoting inclusive economic development

  • Mberry Seck Program Officer WIC Senegal
17 June 2020
©CARE-Australia-Laura-Hill
Despite having one of the highest levels of women entrepreneurs in the world, the economic potential of women in Africa remains undervalued. This is in particular due to a range […]Continue Reading
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Climat Environment Gender

Gender and climate: levers for sustainable development

  • Ouafae Sananes Experte genre AFD
10 June 2020
©Sean Sprague, CARITAS
Women are first in line when it comes to tackling climate change. Whether they are involved in producing and managing resources or in climate negotiations, women are fully-fledged stakeholders in […]Continue Reading
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Gender

Empowering women through financial inclusion: the case of Tunisia

  • Michael Cracknell Co-founder ENDA Inter-Arabe
03 June 2020
©AusAID
Cultural and social constraints on women are still very much alive in Tunisia and continue to check their considerable economic potential. Enda understood this from the outset in 1995 and […]Continue Reading
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Gender

The private sector: a key player in reducing gender inequalities

  • Zainab Saeeb Head of Market Research and Product Development Kashf Foundation
27 May 2020
©Cecilia Schubert (CCAFS)
Enabling women to become agents of social and economic change in Pakistan is the main objective of the Kashf Foundation. Since 1996, it has been providing microcredit and loan offers […]Continue Reading
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Private equity SME Financing Gender

How can general impact investors tackle gender-related issues?

  • Samuel Monteiro Head of ESG and impact Investment Investisseurs & Partenaires - I&P
20 May 2020
©Béchir Malum
Gender equality is a crucial component in achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and more and more investment funds and stakeholders in the finance arena are starting to factor […]Continue Reading
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