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Does bottom-up monitoring improve public services? What we found in Uganda

Does bottom-up monitoring improve public services? What we found in Uganda

In many developing countries, poor delivery of public services remains an important problem. Public infrastructure, such as roads or boreholes for drinking water, is poor. The quality of service provided in hospitals or schools is…

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This unique ancient megabeast had perpetually ‘bent’ elbows

This unique ancient megabeast had perpetually ‘bent’ elbows

Imagine going through life with your arms permanently bent and locked at the elbows. Awkward, right? Until recently we thought the mega-marsupial Palorchestes azael lived exactly like this. This rare, distant relative of the wombat…

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IMF Media Center : IMF G20 Coronavirus

IMF Media Center : IMF G20 Coronavirus

“IMF chief predicts global downturn at least as bad as 2008 crisis, but recovery in 2021.” The International Monetary Fund emphasizes the need for a global response and solidarity among all countries to fight the…

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BGFIBank Cameroun aux côtés d’Eneo pour la transformation du service électrique et l’accélération de la croissance

BGFIBank Cameroun aux côtés d’Eneo pour la transformation du service électrique et l’accélération de la croissance

( BGFIBANK ) – Le Groupe BGFIBank et sa filiale BGFIBank Cameroun confirment leur volonté d’accompagner le secteur de l’électricité au Cameroun et dans la Sous-Région par la levée de financements, dans l’objectif de soutenir…

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Orange Tunisie, avec l’appui de la Fondation Orange, lance son appel à projets « FabLab Solidaire » pour l’année 2021

Orange Tunisie, avec l’appui de la Fondation Orange, lance son appel à projets « FabLab Solidaire » pour l’année 2021

( ORANGE) – Avec 6 FabLabs Solidaires ouverts à la Cité El Khadhra, à Bab Dzira, à Orange Digital Center au Lac, au Collège pilote Abou el Kacem Chebbi à Gabès, à la Technopole de…

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UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times By Reuters

UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak outside Downing Street, in London LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

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U.S. Chamber slams Mexico power bill as breach of USMCA trade pact By Reuters

U.S. Chamber slams Mexico power bill as breach of USMCA trade pact By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday slammed an electricity bill proposed by Mexico’s president as “deeply troubling,” saying it represented a breach of the country’s commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement…

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‘Building back better’ may seem like a noble idea. But caution is needed

‘Building back better’ may seem like a noble idea. But caution is needed

The phrase “building back better” has been prominent in calls for a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It invokes the opportunity to use the disruption to rethink our ways of organising societies and communities. And…

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these distant ‘baby’ black holes seem to be misbehaving — and experts are perplexed

these distant ‘baby’ black holes seem to be misbehaving — and experts are perplexed

Radio images of the sky have revealed hundreds of “baby” and supermassive black holes in distant galaxies, with the galaxies’ light bouncing around in unexpected ways. Galaxies are vast cosmic bodies, tens of thousands of…

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confusion après l’interdiction par la banque centrale de négocier des crypto-monnaies

confusion après l’interdiction par la banque centrale de négocier des crypto-monnaies

(Agence Ecofin) – Au Nigéria, la banque centrale a décidé de renforcer l’application de la régulation en matière de crypto-monnaies. Sa sortie prive de nombreux Nigérians d’alternatives pour placer leurs capitaux. Les investisseurs promettent de…

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