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Value Chains

China Seeks to Soften the Blow of US Tariffs

China continues to stimulate domestic economic growth as trade war looms.

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Weekly News Roundup: Khan poised to take power in Pakistan, tensions over trade continue, and Indian citizens await ruling on homosexuality

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

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Weekly news roundup: Erdogan takes the presidency, Trump scores SCOTUS win and EU leaders discuss migration

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

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Financial Inclusion

Quotable: Syria's Current Economy

Countries like Russia and China are rushing in to help reconstruct Syria, gaining an economic leverage in the country.

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Financial Inclusion

What to watch for in Davos

Expect the words “Davos” and “World Economic Forum” to spam your news feeds this week, as the world’s political and social leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, to try to improve life for the global community.

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Exporting Mother's Milk: Social Enterprise or Exploitation?

Cambodia outlaws the export of human breast milk.

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Sustainable Energy

In Vanuatu, Trading in Spam for Sweet Potato

How one province is growing an economy through the return to organic food

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Weekly News Roundup: The cost of flooding in Peru

This weeks headline stories from around the globe.

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Social Enterprise

Why start a social enterprise in Haiti?

An interview with Bruce McMartin, about why he started a coffee company that trains, supports, and provides jobs for Haitian farmers.

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Social Enterprise

Weekly News Brief: Destitution Drives People to Work with Waste

A weekly roundup of development news from around the Internet

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Value Chains

Convention looks at lifting ban on ivory trade

Members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora considered proposals to lift the ban on elephant ivory

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Value Chains

As Bangladesh's Garment Industry Booms, Workers Struggle for Better Conditions

Three years after the Rana Plaza collapse killed thousands, Bangladesh still has some of the world's lowest wages and most dangerous factories.

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The Week In Review: India's Solar-Energy Plan Hits a Roadblock

A weekly round-up of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

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Value Chains

A Bitter Cup of Tea

Laborers on Indian tea estates are dying from starvation, while tea brands rake in millions of dollars.

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Social Enterprise

The diamonds of the future might be grown in a lab

“These are the diamonds of the future,” says Lisa Bissell, CEO of Pure Grown Diamonds. “They are revolutionary because they’re sustainable and conflict-free. They’re a whole new choice for eco-minded consumers.”