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Investing Special Drawing Rights: Towards a fair economic recovery in the Middle East and North Africa

12/01/2023

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81 pages long

Languages: English

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In 2021, the IMF issued and distributed $650bn worth of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the unique characteristics of SDRs and provides an overview of the role of SDRs in the MENA region. Using four countries as case studies (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Tunisia), it analyses how SDRs can […]

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Survival of the Richest: How we must tax the super-rich now to fight inequality

16/01/2023

9 documents

57 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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We are living through an unprecedented moment of multiple crises. Tens of millions more people are facing hunger. Hundreds of millions more face impossible rises in the cost of basic goods or heating their homes. Poverty has increased for the first time in 25 years. At the same time, these multiple crises all have winners. […]

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Journal article

Gendered identities and digital inequalities: an exploration of the lived realities of the transgender community in the Indian digital welfare state

07/12/2022

19 pages long

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Gendered identities and digital inequalities: an exploration of the lived realities of the transgender community in the Indian digital welfare state

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With rapid digitalisation and technological advancements, the emergence of digital welfare states worldwide has become a reality. Broadly, the term digital welfare state refers to the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and digital tools to transform public and welfare services, such as biometric identification systems and automated systems to verify the eligibility of […]

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Fueling Conflict: Analyzing the human impact of the war in Yemen

11/01/2023

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43 pages long

Languages: English

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This report, and the research behind it, were conceived in response to the UK government’s position in the judicial review brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), which questioned whether the licensing of the transfer of arms to Saudi Arabia for use in the war in Yemen is legal under UK and international law. Oxfam’s […]

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When women enter male-dominated territories in the platform economy: gender inequalities among drivers and riders in Argentina

07/12/2022

26 pages long

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When women enter male-dominated territories in the platform economy: gender inequalities among drivers and riders in Argentina

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Platform labour, especially when it comes to its flexible schedules, may represent a job insertion possibility and a source of income for many women. However, such opportunities are not exempted from gender bias. This article inspects how the expansion of the platform economy affects gender inequalities by focusing on two platform occupations: ride-hailing and delivery […]

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Leveraging digital technologies to enable women’s co-operatives: experience of national insurance VimoSEWA Co-operative Ltd.

07/12/2022

21 pages long

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Leveraging digital technologies to enable women’s co-operatives: experience of national insurance VimoSEWA Co-operative Ltd.

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This paper discusses how VimoSEWA, a micro-insurance entity serving informal workers since 1992 across several states in India, leveraged digital technologies in its entire operation to ensure that women from marginalised groups continued to be financially covered throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

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Investing Special Drawing Rights: Towards a fair economic recovery in the Middle East and North Africa

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Overview

Survival of the Richest: How we must tax the super-rich now to fight inequality

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Overview

Gendered identities and digital inequalities: an exploration of the lived realities of the transgender community in the Indian digital welfare state

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Overview

Fueling Conflict: Analyzing the human impact of the war in Yemen

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Overview

When women enter male-dominated territories in the platform economy: gender inequalities among drivers and riders in Argentina

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Leveraging digital technologies to enable women’s co-operatives: experience of national insurance VimoSEWA Co-operative Ltd.

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