Can AI Really End Poverty in Africa? New Research Weighs the Promise Against the Peril
A new review argues that AI could transform agriculture, healthcare, education, and finance in Africa, but only if job displacement, ...
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Skills That Change Lives: What 57 Studies Reveal About Women’s Empowerment Under SDG 5 and SDG 8
A systematic thematic review of 57 peer-reviewed studies finds that integrated, multi-component skill development programmes deliver stronger empowerment and livelihood ...
Banking the Last Mile: How Financial Inclusion Could Decide India’s Sustainability Future
New research in Discover Sustainability argues that India's financial inclusion drive has stalled at the last mile, where tribal and ...
Collateral-Free Loans in Bangladesh Leave Women’s Businesses Hiring Five Times More Workers
A matched evaluation of Bangladesh Bank's collateral-free refinancing scheme finds women borrowers employ about five times as many workers as ...
Self-Help Group Microfinance Delivers Real Gains in Financial Inclusion and Women’s Autonomy in Assam
A field study of 165 women in Bodoland, Assam, using composite indices and propensity score matching finds that self-help group ...
Health Bills Squeeze Microcredit Households in Bangladesh, Study Finds
A new study of 751 microcredit recipient households in Bangladesh shows that out-of-pocket healthcare spending during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly ...
Follow the Money: Two Decades of Research Reveal How Finance Shapes the Fate of the World’s Fishing Communities
A two-decade systematic review finds that research on fisheries finance has surged by over 23 percent annually, revealing how microloans, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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