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The UK’s plan to tackle big tech won’t be one-size fits all (TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas The director of a new unit set up this month inside the UK’s competition watchdog — with a dedicated focus on tech giants’...

Brazil’s Positive Ventures closes on $10M fund for impact investing (TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo Positive Ventures, a Sao Paulo-based venture firm, has secured $10 million for its latest fund. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/brazils-positive-ventures-closes-on-10m-fund-for-impact-investing/

What is Hybrid Learning? How can countries get it right? (World Bank blogs)

MARIA BARRON CRISTOBAL COBO INAKI SANCHEZ CIARRUSTA ALBERTO MUNOZ-NAJAR After the global school lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic,  countries have been exploring a...

Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector to Build Resilient and Equitable Health Systems (World Bank blogs)

SNEHA KANNEGANTI COVID-19 has exposed existing health system vulnerabilities and equity disparities. https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/unlocking-power-private-sector-build-resilient-and-equitable-health-systems

Distortionary effects of conditions attached to cash transfers (World Bank blogs)

BERK ÖZLER It’s well known that in the absence of market failures or externalities, giving people cash with no strings attached (unconditional cash transfers or...

Transition towards sustainable mobility – Where is the financing? (World Bank blogs)

ARUNMA OTEH NANCY VANDYCKE MAFALDA DUARTE Fueled by advanced technologies and new mobility solutions, the global smart market for mobility is projected to reach...

Carbon pricing readiness to action: The PMR story (World Bank blogs)

VENKATA RAMANA PUTTI HARIKUMAR GADDE Over the last decade, the Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) has been the World Bank’s flagship technical assistance program on carbon...

Data-driven global health research in the time of COVID (World Bank blogs)

MARIA JONES SAM FISHMAN YEVANIT RESCHECHKO On March 31st and April 1st, the World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) Department and Tools and Analytics Unit hosted Measuring...

What countries need to consider when dual exchange rates are a problem (World Bank blogs)

MARCELLO ESTEVÃO MICHAEL GEIGER KEVIN CAREY HA NGUYEN As World Bank economists, we are often asked to advise in situations where dual exchange rate...

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