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As the shape of our world is increasingly being defined by the Covid-19 pandemic, digitalisation poses an opportunity, having the ability to help our fight against the disease.

SunStar Going to Carbon will be more than just going to the market CEBU TO WORLD DEVELOPMENT. The seven-hectare property development, a venture between the Cebu City Government and Megawide Construction Corp. at no cost to the City, is a P5.5-billion, five-year project that begins in 2021. While Megawide will maintain the new development for at least 50 years, the Cebu City Government will retain ownership of the market and will continue to oversee its operations. PU...

Feb 14, 2021 Chanel is one of a number of companies to issue sustainability-linked bonds  When luxury fashion brand Chanel issued €600 million of bonds last September, there was an unusual catch: if the company fails to meet its sustainability goals, it will have to pay penalties to investors. The deal is an example of a new type of debt known as a sustainability-linked bond, which is a way for businesses to finance themselves while tying repayments to their sustainability targets. That is ...

The Government had committed to double farm income by 2022. Even though the productivity of most crops had doubled, the income did not double in real terms precisely due to inefficiencies and imperfections in APMC...

Abstract We study the take‐up of an intervention designed to increase women’s economic empowerment among sugarcane farmers in Uganda. We find that lower socioeconomic status and household gender norms both predict a couple’s refusal of the intervention. We also randomly assign couples to a workshop that aims to increase communication and gender balance in the household and find that couples invited to the workshop were less likely to refuse the subsequently offered empowerment interventio...

Asia Pacific property in the Year of the Ox: how Covid-19’s impact will be felt across luxury real estate and retail markets in China, India and beyond A view of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China in 2019. Photo: Reuters Investors wondering what the coming year will hold in terms of property assets can expect "more than a rebound" - rather, a reboot, according to analysis by JLL. © Provided by South China Morning Post Resident buildings and offices in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China in September 2019....

In Ethiopia, Mother’s Wealth More Protective Against Child Marriage Than Father’s The relationship between parents’ economic resources and risk for child marriage depends on the gender of the parent Newswise — For a girl in Ethiopia, her mother’s wealth can protect her from becoming a child bride – but if a father prefers child marriage, his own wealth may increase the likelihood that she will be married before 18, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study. Publ...

South Sudan Pursues a Power Sector Revival (By Charné Hundermark) The East-Central African nation is focusing on power generation projects backed by critical infrastructure CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 1, 2021/APO Group/ -- By Charné Hundermark South Sudan is re-directing its focus on power sector development in a bid to dramatically transform its electricity market, which faces a deficit of approximately 170 MW and has led to one of the lowest electricity access rates globally. Through...

<strong>The long read:</strong> Could such a large amount of money end the Covid pandemic? Eradicate disease? Provide universal healthcare and fund vaccine research?

In pursuit of a better business environment: A new project on reform committees ©Olivier Le Moal/Shutterstock There is a large body of research that documents that sound business regulatory reforms can help to create a conducive business environment and spur private sector development, which matters for job creation and economic growth. The Improving the business environment, however, is not easy. Governments face a diverse set of challenges, including how to better organize internally to des...