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Short Code : A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholders, and these devices can significantly boost farmers' yields and… According to the World Food Programme, the world is facing “a food crisis of unprecedented proportions.” Joana Afonso, Sam Mendelson, Fernando Naranjo Galindo and… For decades, American businesses working in emerging markets have prioritized profit maximization regardless of the social and environmental costs — an approach that economist… Nigeria has one of the lowest insurance penetration rates in the world, at just 0.5%. But as Brian Yu at Shecluded explains, this low…
Outgrowing the Flower Pot: Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough
How Inclusive Finance Can Address the World’s Most Fundamental Challenge: Food Security, Nutrition and the European Microfinance Award 2023
How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’
Forget about Mobile Money, Invest in Insurtech Instead: The Untapped Triple Bottom Line Opportunity in Nigeria
How Inclusive Finance Can Address the World’s Most Fundamental Challenge: Food Security, Nutrition and the European Microfinance Award 2023
According to the World Food Programme, the world is facing “a food crisis of unprecedented proportions.” Joana Afonso, Sam Mendelson, Fernando Naranjo Galindo and…
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Outgrowing the Flower Pot: Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough
A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholders, and these devices can significantly boost farmers' yields and…
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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’
For decades, American businesses working in emerging markets have prioritized profit maximization regardless of the social and environmental costs — an approach that economist…
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Can Pay-As-You-Go Help Clean Up Clean Cooking?
Since 2015, the global focus on clean cooking has grown substantially, bringing more funding, research and attention from policymakers to the sector. But according…
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Forget about Mobile Money, Invest in Insurtech Instead: The Untapped Triple Bottom Line Opportunity in Nigeria
Nigeria has one of the lowest insurance penetration rates in the world, at just 0.5%. But as Brian Yu at Shecluded explains, this low…
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A Blueprint for Closing the SDG Financing Gap: How to Raise $290 Billion in 12 Months to Tackle the World’s Biggest Problems
As of 2020, the annual SDG financing gap for developing countries stood at $4.2 trillion — up from $2.5 trillion pre-pandemic. And according to…
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The New Face of Emerging Market Outsourcing: Why African Talent is Primed to Reshape Global Business Processes
The global labor market has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s normalization of remote work and the resulting “great resignation,” in which high-skilled employees…
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A DIY Approach to M&E: Four Tips to Overcome the Complexities of Monitoring and Evaluation
Most social enterprises and non-profits recognize that high-quality data and evidence can help them improve performance, attract more funding, and understand — and eventually…
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How Inclusive Finance Can Address the World’s Most Fundamental Challenge: Food Security, Nutrition and the European Microfinance Award 2023
According to the World Food Programme, the world is facing “a food crisis of unprecedented proportions.” Joana Afonso, Sam Mendelson, Fernando Naranjo Galindo and…
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Outgrowing the Flower Pot: Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough
A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholders, and these devices can significantly boost farmers' yields and…
Read More
How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’
For decades, American businesses working in emerging markets have prioritized profit maximization regardless of the social and environmental costs — an approach that economist…
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Can Pay-As-You-Go Help Clean Up Clean Cooking?
Since 2015, the global focus on clean cooking has grown substantially, bringing more funding, research and attention from policymakers to the sector. But according…
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Forget about Mobile Money, Invest in Insurtech Instead: The Untapped Triple Bottom Line Opportunity in Nigeria
Nigeria has one of the lowest insurance penetration rates in the world, at just 0.5%. But as Brian Yu at Shecluded explains, this low…
Read More
A Blueprint for Closing the SDG Financing Gap: How to Raise $290 Billion in 12 Months to Tackle the World’s Biggest Problems
As of 2020, the annual SDG financing gap for developing countries stood at $4.2 trillion — up from $2.5 trillion pre-pandemic. And according to…
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The New Face of Emerging Market Outsourcing: Why African Talent is Primed to Reshape Global Business Processes
The global labor market has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s normalization of remote work and the resulting “great resignation,” in which high-skilled employees…
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A DIY Approach to M&E: Four Tips to Overcome the Complexities of Monitoring and Evaluation
Most social enterprises and non-profits recognize that high-quality data and evidence can help them improve performance, attract more funding, and understand — and eventually…
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Made in NC: A Guide to 11 Coastal Region North Carolina Wineries
Did you know that North Carolina is home to 525 vineyards and 186 wineries? For a state with a long, agricultural history of soybeans,…
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Made in NC: Cheerwine, Krispy Kreme, Mt. Olive, Lance and Texas Pete
North Carolina knows how to do delicious. You wouldn't know it from a list of our top exports. Official statistics show that our state…
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5 Ways Offshore Wind Can Boost North Carolina’s Economy
North Carolina is in a good position to take advantage of long-term economic benefits from the development of environmentally sustainable offshore wind energy over…
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(Un)Made in Currituck: East Coast Demolition
What began more than 40 years ago as a small insulation business has grown into a demolition company able to take down a multi-story…
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Where is the Mid-Currituck Bridge?
For many who live in Currituck County, the Mid-Currituck Bridge (MCB) has become more urban myth than infrastructure reality. For many who live in…
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7 Must-Try Outer Banks Beer Destinations
Recently, we announced the Weeping Radish’s plans to remain closed for at least the summer season of 2022. For local beer lovers and out-of-town…
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Made in Currituck: Calvino’s Sausage
Michael Calvino filled the grinder on a recent Tuesday morning with his own Italian sweet sausage blend and turned the handle squeezing the meat…
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Made in Currituck: Currituck Millworks
Craig Eason lined up the rapidly circulating blade on his sawmill to slice bark from a hulking oak log. Craig Eason lined up the…
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Drum Kits, Neon Signs, Fire Hoses & Virtual Worlds: 10 Interesting Things Made in North Carolina
If you ask someone to name something that’s made in North Carolina — especially someone who isn’t from the Tarheel State — you’ll probably…
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21 CRE Experts Share Advice for Buying (or Leasing) Commercial Property or Land
If you're looking for advice on buying (or leasing) commercial buildings or land, it makes sense to start with the experts. If you're looking…
Read Moreaktuelle Bankenkrise 2023
Die aktuelle Bankenkrise in Deutschland hat die vorsichtige Aufbruchstimmung in der deutschen Wirtschaft jäh gebremst. Nach einer langen Wirtschaftskrise ist Deutschland im vergangenen Jahr…
Read MoreAuswandern aber richtig
Auswandern ist ein aufregendes Unterfangen und es gibt viele Dinge zu beachten, damit es ein erfolgreiches Erlebnis wird. Hier sind einige Tipps, die Ihnen…
Read MoreAuswandern aus Deutschland
Auswandern aus Deutschland ist ein Thema, das viele Menschen beschäftigt. Es gibt viele Gründe, warum Menschen aus Deutschland auswandern möchten, und die Entscheidung, ein…
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