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Climate projects, MSMEs, women and farmers benefit from record year for IFC in Asia-Pacific region
Climate projects, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), women and farmers in Asia and the Pacific have benefited from record amounts of funding from IFC. The funds will alleviate poverty …
Cities
International Day of Care and Support: a milestone for gender equality, sustainable societies
The United Nations General Assembly, through a groundbreaking resolution, has proclaimed an International Day of Care and Support, …
Policy & Finance
Less than 1 percent of women, girls live in countries with high women’s empowerment, high gender parity
No country has achieved full gender parity and fewer than 1 percent of women and girls live in …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has supported the Philippines’ first gender bond by a nonprofit and nonstock microfinance …
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IFAD and China launch project to revitalise the rural economy in Hunan
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Policy & Finance
Building back fairer? Social enterprises show the way
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News / Green Buildings
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News / Carbon & Climate
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News / Carbon & Climate
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News / Carbon & Climate
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