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Woman holds baby near makeshift tents in Gaza
Gender equality

Why conflict hurts women most and the need for coordinated interventions

Helene Donnat
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Commercial Bank of Ethioipia lobby
Gender equality

Is discrimination in access to capital behind gender gaps in business in Ethiopia?

Ketki Sheth, Shanthi Manian
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A woman stands behind a sitting man next to a cistern and a mural on a temporary shelter showing a dripping tap with a caption reading in Arabic "Water = Life", at the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan.
Gender equality

How religion can encourage women to conserve water in Jordan

Giulia Buccione, Camilla Sacchetto, Salma Shaheen
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Mother holds child while health worker administers an immunisation shot
Gender equality

Women and health in India

Nalini Gulati
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Women bricklayers repair bridge in Bangladesh
Gender equality

Paternalistic gender discrimination: Evidence from labour markets in Bangladesh

Nina Caroline Buchmann, Carl Meyer, Colin D. Sullivan
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A woman sewing a pillow cover with a machine in Pakistan.
Gender equality

What prevents women’s labour force participation in Pakistan?

Sakina Shibuya, Zunia Saif Tirmazee
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Learning losses in Myanmar: Costs to children beyond COVID-19

Sutirtha Sinha Roy, Roy van der Weide, Saurav Bhatta, Mar Mar Thwin, Saurav Katwal, Uttam Sharma, Aung Phyo Kyaw

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Students waiting outside classrooms in Sitwe, western Rakhine State
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Expanding trade opportunities for Uganda

Maria Orjuela Pava

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Banana wholesalers in Entebbe, selling bananas from their trucks
Conflict and structural transformation in Myanmar

Sutirtha Sinha Roy

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Yangon shipping port
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Leveraging technology and investment to achieve sustainable growth in Uganda

Christian Lippitsch

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Woman reads message on her iPhone in Kampala
Climate priorities in developing countries
Crop residue burning in Pakistan: A systems approach towards sustainability

Hina Shaikh

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A farmer burns straw stubble after harvesting a paddy crop
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Mobilising domestic revenue and tax incentives for economic development in Uganda

Janine Aguilera Mesa

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Fruits being sold at the Nakasero market
Can public-private partnerships (PPPs) bridge the infrastructure gap in fast-growing cities?

Shahrukh Wani, Priya Manwaring

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How information can bridge gender disparities in investment lending

Abby Davidson, SangEun Kim

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Climate priorities in developing countries
How microgrids can facilitate energy access and electrify rural Africa

Mphatso Kumwenda

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Escaping the fragility trap
Energy investment in fragile settings to address ESG standards

Joevas Asare

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