July 1, 2020/United Capital Report Please click here to download the full report Executive Summary Global Economy in 2020: Up in the Air In January 2020, we estimated that better trade terms between the US and China, improved clarity on the UK-EU economic ties, as well as an accommodative monetary policy stance […]
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Digital Financial Inclusion in the Times of COVID-19
July 1, 2020/IMFBlog By Ulric Eriksson von Allmen, Purva Khera, Sumiko Ogawa, and Ratna Sahay The COVID-19 pandemic could be a game changer for digital financial services. Low-income households and small firms can benefit greatly from advances in mobile money, fintech services, and online banking. Financial inclusion as a result […]
Our journey to electrify the continent: Five years of the New Deal on Energy for Africa
The NDEA called for a substantial increase in investments to realize the Bank’s High 5 priority to “Light Up and Power Africa” July 1, 2020/AfDB By Dr. Kevin Kariuki Five years into the African Development Bank’s (https://www.AfDB.org/) ambitious New Deal on Energy for Africa (NDEA), the Bank’s investments are set […]