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Making marble from bottles: plastic waste’s second life in Kenya
June 28, 2018 Editor 0
It is estimated that every day Nairobi generates 3,000 tons of waste; 12% is plastic. At the same time, the demand for new houses is growing at a rate of 600 per day. Innovative climate technologies can offer solutions that tackle both the challenges of plastic recycling and the increasing housing demand. But what is an […]
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Three years in a row: Mauritania continues to excel in its Doing Business performance
May 27, 2018 Editor 0
Also available in: Françaisالعربية Photo: Arne Hoel Description: Fish market and vegetable market, Nouakchott. The daily catch is brought here by the fishermen’s wives and family members to sell the fish. As the World Bank Group’s flagship publication, Doing Business, celebrates its 15th edition, Mauritania continues to thrive as a major reformer in investment climate […]
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A new Toyota-sponsored startup shakes up Bamako’s public transit
May 27, 2018 Editor 0
Left to Right: Thomas Gajan, Chief Innovation Officer at CFAO, Sendy CEO Meshack Alloys, Teliman CTO Abdoulaye Maiga, and Teliman CEO Etienne Audeoud Like many African cities, Bamako’s population of 2.3 million is growing rapidly by roughly 5% a year. As people increasingly flock to the city, its road network is coming under increased pressure, […]
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Key lessons for policymakers from China’s financial inclusion experience
April 24, 2018 Editor 0
Over the past 15 years, China has emerged as one of the world’s financial inclusion success stories. While much attention has been paid to the rapid innovation and massive scaling of Chinese fintech companies, China’s successes in financial inclusion reach beyond fintech. Account ownership has increased significantly and is now on par with that of […]
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Can blockchain disrupt gender inequality?
April 24, 2018 Editor 0
Also available in: Español | Français | العربية Blockchain is the subject of considerable hype, thanks largely to the rise (and fall and rise…) of high profile digital currencies. Beyond this spotlight, development experts and innovators are exploring whether the technology behind cryptocurrencies can be leveraged to advance gender equality. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology […]
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A network approach to growing green entrepreneurship
April 24, 2018 Editor 0
Climate Business Innovation Network participants at the end of a workshop held in Pretoria, South Africa. Photo © World Bank How do you empower local entrepreneurs to advance bottom-up solutions to climate change? How do you provide local green entrepreneurs with the technical assistance and market intelligence they need to validate innovative technologies and business models? […]
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