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African Mobile Device Pioneer Mi-Fone Opens Up on Strategy
Alpesh Patel, CEO of African mobile player Mi-Fone, said that its strategy for the region is based on “aspiration within reach”, arguing that “you’ve got to be realistic about the consumers’ pockets”.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Pandemic Insurance to Prevent Crises Through Early Payouts
In the wake of the Ebola crisis, a quiet revolution is taking place that is set to transform the way governments and aid agencies respond to major disease outbreaks.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why Aren’t We Producing Medications for Looming Global Disease Threats?
In the United States, any cluster of tuberculosis cases makes headlines, no matter how small the numbers. For example, local health authorities recently issued a warning to medical providers after 15 residents of a New York City neighborhood contracted tuberculosis over a two-year period — and the tabloids promptly hyped the news.
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- Education, Health Care
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- research
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Indian Microfinance Institutions Want RBI, Not Mudra Bank, as Regulator
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are worried about the government's decision to set up the Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency, or Mudra Bank, to regulate them as there could be a conflict of interest. They want the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) to continue as their regulator.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- microfinance, regulations
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85% of Kenyans Have Adopted Electronic Payment Products, Says MasterCard Study
Eighty five percent of Kenyans have adopted electronic payment products including bank accounts, mobile phone, prepaid cards or other payment products, according to a new study by MasterCard.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s SKS Microfinance: Back From the Brink
SKS Microfinance Ltd, one of the largest microfinance companies in India, was a model for many other firms in the sector. Established by financial services professionals, the company was once considered the answer to India’s financial exclusion problem. While SKS has been through its fair share of struggles in the last four years, things are starting to look better for India’s only listed microfinance company.
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- South Asia
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Survey: 57% of Institutional Investors Believe ESG Has Positive Impact on Returns
Some 57% of asset owners and other institutional investors surveyed believe incorporating ESG into alternative investments decision-making has a positive impact on risk-adjusted returns, said a report Monday from Mercer and LGT Capital Partners.
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- Investing
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This Poo Powder Aims to Help India’s Diarrhea Problem
An organic mixture made of coconut, rice and lemons is under development to help limit the spread of diseases associated with open defecation and diarrhea in a country where more than half of the 1.2 billion population relieve themselves outside.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia