Posts Tagged ‘capital’
Central banks and COVID-19 (Part 2)
In the previous blog, we read about the approach of the US and Indiato the Covid-19-led economic and financial slowdown. In this blog, we will look at two Asian countries, South Korea, and China, as well as the European Union and list out their policies to cope with the economic crisis. South Korea –…
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For most of this year, the entire world has been caught in the jaws of a worldwide pandemic of Covid-19. Entire countries have been shut down, and with the unlock measures creating a spike in new cases, many countries have started the second phase of lock downs in a desperate attempt to slow the spread.…
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Check out our primer blog on Blended finance and post-COVID economy part 1 here Banks have a crucial role to play To fund projects in South and Southeast Asia concerning water sanitation, Bank of America provided $5 million of interest-free capital into a fund that proceeded to attract $45 million in additional private capital.…
Continue ReadingBlended finance and the post-COVID economy (Part 1)
As we battle with the pandemic of Covid-19, the only hope may appear to be a vaccine. A magic fix? Not so much. Because the socio-economic strains that Covid-19 has exposed are the symptoms, and not the root cause. The crisis has exposed fault lines in healthcare, education, finance, and practically every industry that keeps…
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