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Technical Note on Leveraging COVID-19 Response Mechanism Investments for Geographic Information Systems

01 June 2021 In support to the Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM), WHO and UNICEF have issued a technical information note on leveraging C19RM funds to invest in geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial data with the aim of optimizing national COVID-19 responses and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, and on health and community systems strengthening. The guidance maps eligible C19RM investments in spatial data, for example georeferenced master lists of facilities and community health workers, and support to capacity building and institutionalization of the use of spatial data against the WHO COVID-19 pillars and relevant Global Fund technical guidance. To support countries in the development of their C19RM funding requests, the guidance includes information on:

Basics of ATR Spectroscopy

Introduction ATR has become the dominant method for collecting an FTIR spectrum of solid materials. It requires little or no sample preparation and is effective at both qualitative and quantitative measurements. Compared to the older method of preparing a KBr pellet for transmission spectroscopy, important differences emerge. An ATR spectrum is not directly comparable to a transmission spectrum, although software algorithms are available in most commercial spectrometers capable of converting an ATR spectrum into a transmission-like spectrum should the analyst wish to compare them. This note outlines the basics of the ATR method, providing the analyst with the information they require to gain the most out of the technique.  

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Regulatory Approaches to the Interest Earned on E-Money Float Accounts

Regulatory Approaches to the Interest Earned on E-Money Float Accounts May 2021 Share Electronic money issuers are usually required by regulation to set aside an amount equivalent to the total e-money issued in one or more separate accounts in banks, called “float accounts”, and most often these accounts earn interest called “float interest”. As digital financial services take center stage in the post-pandemic world, issues around what happens to this interest will become ever more important. CGAP’s new Technical Note outlines five approaches to the regulatory treatment of making use of float interest. In CGAP’s preferred approach, EMIs are allowed to distribute the float interest, but not required to do so.  

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