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London Summit 2015 - High Street vs. Cyber Street: Can Retailers Thrive in a Digital World? (I)
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London Summit 2015 - Powering Up European High-Tech (I)
From the silicon chip to social media, America has programmed the path of information technology,
an industry that has changed the world and created phenomenal wealth. But can Europe disrupt expectations of a future centered on Silicon Valley?
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Global Overview
Monetary policy and low oil prices have helped push the global economy forward, but ensuring susta
ined prosperity will require more work. Growth in the U.S.
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The Silo Effect: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers
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Interview: Dr. Youssef Boutros-Ghali on COVID-19, Debt Sustainability, and Macroeconomic Policy in Africa
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COVID-19’s Impact on the Agri-Sharing Economy in Africa: An Interview with Hello Tractor’s Folu Okunade
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Folu Okunade, Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Operating Officer,
Hello Tractor, about the pandemic’s impacts on small-scale farming and the burgeoning ‘agri-sharing’ economy in Africa.
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Essential Workers: Society’s Most Valuable or Most Vulnerable?
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Interview: Dr. Youssef Boutros-Ghali on COVID-19, Debt Sustainability, and Macroeconomic Policy in Africa
Key Takeaways
The following are a few of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversati
on with Dr. Youssef Boutros-Ghali, the former Finance Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt:
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The COVID-19 Pandemic is Killing Zimbabwe’s Once-thriving Cross-border Trading Networks
Policies meant to control the spread of COVID-19 have had dramatic negative impacts on Zimbabweans i
nvolved in cross-border trade, including in Mutare, a city east of Harare on the border with Mozambique.
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How COVID-19 Disrupted the Livelihoods of Farmers—and Heightened Food Insecurity—in Kenya
In Kenya, COVID-19 restrictions cut off access to agricultural inputs and sowed confusion among farm
ers. The impacts on food security—and farming livelihoods—could be severe and long-lasting.
, The confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Kenya on March 12, 2020, set off a series of events that put the livelihoods of smallholder farmers at risk and also increased food insecurity throughout the country., During the production stage, COVID-19 restrictions cut off access to agricultural inputs and sowed confusion among farmers
, One of the first ways the pandemic affected smallholders was that restrictions on movement obstructed access to important farming inputs, including seeds.
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