Tag: COVID-19

Taking the COVID-19 temperature in emerging markets: A dipstick survey to draw early insights about impact on Livelihoods
Financial Health |

Taking the COVID-19 temperature in emerging markets: A dipstick survey to draw early insights about impact on Livelihoods

  It has now been 19 days since the WHO declared the COVID-19 crisis a pandemic on March 11....

By Jane del Ser
¿Cómo está afectando el COVID-19 a la salud financiera de los mexicanos?
Financial Health |

¿Cómo está afectando el COVID-19 a la salud financiera de los mexicanos?

  Ahora que México cuenta con 993 casos confirmados de coronavirus y ha entrado en una Fase 2  con...

By David del Ser
Your finances and the Coronavirus pandemic: Dipstick surveys
Financial Health |

Your finances and the Coronavirus pandemic: Dipstick surveys

  Our social science researchers and data scientists set out to capture real-time snapshots of how Covid-19 is affecting...

By Nasozi Kakembo
How the PAYGo solar sector can prepare for the coronavirus and keep the lights on
PAYGo and Essential Services |

How the PAYGo solar sector can prepare for the coronavirus and keep the lights on

Many parts of the world are currently locking down in an intense effort to contain COVID-19 before it takes...

By Jacob Winiecki
First insights from China: The effects of COVID-19 on financial health of MSEs
Financial Health |

First insights from China: The effects of COVID-19 on financial health of MSEs

Webinar: First insights from China: The effects of COVID-19 on financial health of MSEs When: Tuesday, March 31st at...

By Carmen Merab
What Colombia-based Rappi can learn from Chinese logistics providers in response to COVID-19
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

What Colombia-based Rappi can learn from Chinese logistics providers in response to COVID-19

  As of last weekend, Colombia had 210 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 88 of which were in Bogotá and...

By Malika Anand
Digital financial transfers can supercharge the response to COVID-19
Digital Financial Services |

Digital financial transfers can supercharge the response to COVID-19

As soon as the scale of the worldwide pandemic became apparent, the Kenya government swung into action with measures...

By Amolo Ng'weno
COVID-19: Impact and solutions for emerging markets
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

COVID-19: Impact and solutions for emerging markets

Social distancing and lockdown measures have become the new reality for many across the globe in light of COVID-19....

By BFA GLOBAL
Gig workers have powered Wuhan’s response to COVID-19
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Gig workers have powered Wuhan’s response to COVID-19

Looking down at Wuhan from the sky, you might think the city was empty. Instead of a bustling city...

By Coco Dong