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USAID Assessment of Market Information Systems in Africa

USAID Assessment of Market Information Systems in Africa

ictworks.org –

This Assessment of Market Information Systems in Africa briefing paper presents the results of an assessment carried out to explore the current use of sustainable (without on-going donor support) and scalable (potentially to millions of farmers) agricultural market price information systems (MIS) in Africa, with a particular focus on East Africa. Its goal is to add value to the discussion in the region regarding alternative approaches to improving affordable access to market prices to more...

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John Daly on May 23, 2013

Financing Moroccan SMEs - Problematique du financement des PMEs: L'offshoring au Maroc

Financing Moroccan SMEs - Problematique du financement des PMEs: L'offshoring au Maroc

Existe-t-il vraiment une problématique du financement de la PME au Maroc ? En tenant compte de l’avis des chefs d’entreprise, la réponse à cette question est positive. Sur un échantillon de 850 entreprises, 80% de leurs dirigeants estiment que le secteur bancaire ne participe que très faiblement au financement de la PME. Ce résultat place le Maroc en tête d’un groupe de 30 pays concurrents.

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SME Finance Forum to SME Finance Forum on May 23, 2013

Unlocking SME Lending with e-Invoicing

Unlocking SME Lending with e-Invoicing

There is an increasing opportunity for banks and other lenders to effectively utilize the data and capital available within e-invoicing B2B networks. Emerging services focused on credit information derived from B2B network transactions are exploiting this data flow with the main purpose to increase lending by lowering risk and increasing cash flow visibility.

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SME Finance Forum to SME Finance Forum on May 23, 2013

Bilbus uses e-invoicing and e-financing to remove the distance between a business and its cash. Cash flow visibility, predictability and wider access to financing. We connect businesses to lenders, customers, invoice partners, and even their accountants. We use electronic invoice information to make it easier for businesses to borrow from matched commercial lenders. We help businesses predict when cash will be needed and if they need to borrow, find commercial lenders quickly online. We more...

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SME Finance Forum to SME Finance Forum on May 23, 2013

Good Data: The Foundation of Open Government

Good Data: The Foundation of Open Government

brookings.edu –

It is not often one gets excited over a dry, hard-to-understand government memorandum, but the newly released executive order, Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information, and its accompanying memorandum are grounds for applause. The open data and transparency community, both in Washington and internationally, have been quick to give much deserved praise for this effort to make U.S. government data truly open and accessible. This new policy applies to all more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

What Factors Influence the Success and Failure of World Bank Environmental Projects?

What Factors Influence the Success and Failure of World Bank Environmental Projects?

blog.aiddata.org –

A very simple bargain has characterized the last twenty years of international environmental politics: industrialized countries have agreed to provide significant environmental assistance in exchange for developing country participation in global environmental agreements that address ozone depletion, biodiversity conservation, and climate change. However, while environmental assistance projects have grown in number, type, and financial size, there is little systematic evidence that these more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

International financing for disaster risk management the 20-year story

International financing for disaster risk management the 20-year story

This infographic presents the very latest figures on finance for disaster risk reduction. It provides a preview of a report, due to be released in the summer of 2013, which will present a thorough review of natural disaster related financing using the Disaster Aid Tracking (DAT) database. It is eight years into the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action for disaster risk reduction and two years to its likely renewal. At this crucial juncture, with all these decisions likely to shape more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

The Impact of IMF Loan to Kenya

The Impact of IMF Loan to Kenya

actionaid.org –

The Government of Kenya and the international Monetary Fund (IMF) signed a loan of $$508.7 million in January 2011. The funds are expected to be released in three different tranches spread out till 2013. ActionAid International (AAI) has consistently challenged the policy conditionalities propagated by the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), particularly the IMF, to the recipient countries of their loan programmes. Following the signing of the above mentioned loan programme, AAIK more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

Opportunité d'apprentissage du web2.0, Madagascar Centre de Formation pour le Développement (MCFD), Antananarivo, Madagascar, 08-12 juillet 2013

Opportunité d'apprentissage du web2.0, Madagascar Centre de Formation pour le Développement (MCFD), Antananarivo, Madagascar, 08-12 juillet 2013

web2fordev.net –

Le CTA, en collaboration avec le Madagascar Centre de Formation pour le Développement (MCFD) et l' organisationFormation aux Technologies et à l'Agriculture (FTA), organise du 08 au 12 juillet 2013, une formation baptisée « Opportunité d’apprentissage du Web 2.0 et aux Médias Sociaux ». Les participants seront initiés à une sélection d’applications du Web 2.0 et apprendront à les utiliser de manière pratique. Ils auront l’opportunité de suivre et de prendre part à la more...

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Maureen Agena on May 23, 2013

Digital Cash and the Journey to Financial Inclusion

Digital Cash and the Journey to Financial Inclusion

In recent years there is broad agreement across government and industry actors on the need for global “Financial Inclusion” – the provision of financial services to the 2.5 billion persons worldwide regarded as “unbanked.” The reasons are clear and compelling. From a public policy perspective, it would lead to higher living standards and greater social equity. For the unbanked, it is an opportunity to for the first time safely store savings, pool risk via insurance, borrow money to pursue more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

GPE launches open data project to better measure education progress and make it transparent

blogs.worldbank.org –

Only few insiders know that the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is gathering vast amounts of data and education indicators from dozens of GPE developing-country partners. There are thousands of precious data points representing all aspects of a country’s education sector – unfortunately often buried in lengthy documents. GPE is a unique partnership dedicated to getting all children into school for a quality education. To achieve education results, we rely on the expertise and support of more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

SEA Change weekly newsletter – 2013 05 23

SEA Change weekly newsletter – 2013 05 23

seachangecop.org –

Last week we had a new record in the number of webinars taking place; three webinars in two days! The first two webinars being showcased in Topic 1 took place on Friday and focused on the monitoring and evaluation for Community-Based Adaptation (CBA), one webinar focusing on the CARE PMERL approach and the second one focusing on the ARCAB approach. The webinar recording of a special Q&A session on M&E with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute can be found in Topic 2. The more...

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Dennis Bours to Monitoring and Evaluation on May 23, 2013

Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise

Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise

greenpeace.org –

Greenpeace International has commissioned a new investigation that delves even further into the hazardous chemicals used in the production of high street fashion, going beyond previous investigations in China and Mexico. This latest report builds on the Detox campaign’s work, which reveals how textile manufacturing is a major contributor to water pollution in the Global South. The research focuses on a large textiles facility in Indonesia, where it found that a wide range of hazardous more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

An assessment of the EU-US travel surveillance agreement

An assessment of the EU-US travel surveillance agreement

privacyinternational.org –

This is a memo prepared by Barry Steinhardt of Friends of Privacy USA for Members of the European Parliament regarding the proposed EU-US Agreement PNR. The proposed agreement regarding Passenger Name Records (PNR) between the United States and the European Union is riddled with faulty assertions and assumptions about US law and the actual operations of the US government. These faulty assertions and assumptions go to the heart of the agreement and undercut the claims of protections for more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

Unlocking the chains of debt – A call for debt relief for Pakistan

Unlocking the chains of debt – A call for debt relief for Pakistan

eurodad.org –

In a hard-hitting new report from Eurodad member Jubilee Debt Campaign and Islamic Relief, the IMF is criticised over crippling conditions attached to $58 billion of debt. Acoording to the report, Pakistan’s economy has been paralysed by an unpayable and largely unjust debt burden that is preventing the country reaching its poverty goals and hindering the development of democracy. Unlocking the Chains of Debt criticises the IMF for the crippling conditions attached to its loans, and calls for more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

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