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UN Women and Standard Bank’s partnership on climate-resilient agriculture enables women farmers through access to market information

February 4, 2021/Edelman Access to reliable data and market information is a critical tool in the drive to make Africa’s rural economies more equitable and sustainable, according to a panel discussion hosted by UN Women and Standard Bank. Through their Climate Smart Agriculture programme, UN Women and Standard Bank are […]

IMF Reviews Debt Sustainability Framework for Market Access Countries

February 3, 2021/IMF The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviewed on January 14, 2021 the IMF Debt sustainability Framework for Market Access Countries (MAC DSA). The review revealed scope to improve the MAC DSA framework’s ability to identify risk of sovereign stress and better align it with […]

DP World, UNICEF Announce Global Partnership to Support COVID-19 Vaccination

The agreement will support the provision of COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies for low- and lower-middle-income countries January 29, 2021/Edelman DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related immunisation supplies in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The new partnership – […]