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IFC and MasterCard Foundation to increase access to financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the MasterCard Foundation have joined forces in a $37.4 million project to bring financial services to some 5.3 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project will help microfinance banks in the region expand more … Continue reading

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Real clarity about impact from the outset vital, says CIFF’s Jamie Cooper-Hohn

According to president and CEO Jamie Cooper-Hohn, in a recently published interview for Alliance, two things make the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation’s (CIFF’s) approach ‘a substantial divergence from the norm of development funding’: first, the fact that they look at … Continue reading

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From recipient to donor – Brazil’s experience gives special insight to its aid programme

The Brazilian government is stepping up South-South aid, confirming its status as a donor, rather than recipient, country. The United Nations announced in late February that Brazil would provide US$2.37 million for a local food purchasing programme to benefit small … Continue reading

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New alliance between Gates Foundation and Brazilian government can be model for cross-sector collaboration, says Gates

The Brazilian government is forging new collaborations with non-state actors. The country’s Ministry of Health and the Gates Foundation have announced a strategic alliance to develop solutions for global health issues such as vaccines, nutrition, maternal and child health, and … Continue reading

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End poverty – it’s good for the economy, says Slim

Carlos Slim Helú, again ranked in 2012 as the world’s richest man, has been scaling back his involvement in his business interests recently and told Forbes magazine in a recent interview that his biggest goal is the fight against poverty. … Continue reading

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