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Value Chains

What the pivoting IMF mandate means for the poor

The International Monetary Fund is known for its multi-billion dollar bailouts of struggling countries, but the watchdog for global economic stability now says narrowing the income gap between the very poor and the very rich is a key tenet of its mission.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Mobile tech + India

Staff picks: What we're reading this week.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Accountability

Staff picks for the week of June 24th, 2014.

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Financial Inclusion

The economic consequences of sexual violence in Syria

Systematic rape is a veiled weapon of war; it scars individuals in ways that bombs and bullets don’t. In a Syrian society, sexual assault victims are severely stigmatized: survivors often are forced into marriage, abandoned by their family or face further abuse. Some are put to death.

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Financial Inclusion

Infographic: If the world were 100 people...

Imagine a world of only 100 people. Applying today’s demographics, nearly half of those people would live on less than $2 per day.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Girls education + Affordable solar

Staff picks: What we're reading this week.

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Financial Inclusion

Why cash nourishes faster than food in Kathmandu

Aid groups that implement cash transfer programs without understanding the communities they serve are flirting with disaster.

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Value Chains

Q&A: What it takes to feed 842 million people worldwide

Ending global hunger will take more than handouts. The Mercy Corps team thinks outside the box to overcome complex barriers to food security.

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Value Chains

Water partners: Teaming up to solve shortages

Mercy Corps works with a private company, Xylem, to address urgent water needs in some of the toughest places on Earth. Why work with a partner?

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By the numbers: The economic costs of the Syria conflict

The Syria crisis enters its fourth year on Saturday. The conflict’s terrible toll on Syria’s economy will last long after the violence is over.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Market measurement + Easterly's book

The Central African Republic's complex war, market measurement and hunger in North Korea. Staff picks: what we're reading this week

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Mobile Technology

Aid goes digital: Getting electronic cash to disaster victims

In an emergency, getting cash to victims as quickly as possible is key to rebuilding the local economy. A new report helps aid organizations avoid common pitfalls and design smart programs using new tech.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Mapping the next coup

Mapping the next coup, Gates debunks poverty myths with Jimmy Fallon and the limits of buy-one, give-one. Staff picks: what we're reading this week.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Coke and Climate Change

Coke looks into the effect climate change on its balance sheet, growing social entrepreneurship in the Philippines and Zimbabwe looks to take a step towards a cashless economy. Staff picks: what we're reading this week.

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Value Chains

Quotable: Bill Gates debunks 3 myths about the world's poor

Bill and Melinda Gates believe that by 2035 there will be almost no poor countries. This year they warn that pessimistic viewpoints may harm the world's chances.

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