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Tuesday, February 05, 2013 — No Region Specified

World's Biggest Health Care System Goes Under the Knife

Source: Science
Ambitious reforms of the Chinese medical system aim to expand infrastructure, cover the poor, and combat chronic diseases.
TAGS:governance, health care, public health
Thursday, January 24, 2013 — No Region Specified

U.S. Budget Battle Preview: How it May Affect Foreign Aid

Source: Devex
Four scenarios of how things might unfold over the next two months, and their respective impact on the U.S. International Affairs Budget
TAGS:Aid agencies, governance, public health
Monday, January 14, 2013 — No Region Specified

Deal leaves risks for global health to fall or be pushed off the cliff

Source: Science Speaks Blog
Will the U.S. government's fiscal cliff deal mean steep drops in global health and research funding?
TAGS:Aid agencies, governance, health care, nonprofit, poverty alleviation, research
Thursday, December 13, 2012 — South Asia

PM says rural-urban divide in telecom growth must be bridged for socially inclusive growth

Source: NetIndian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the full potential of telecommunication in enabling higher growth would not be realised until the use of telephones spread much wider in the rural economy of India as well.
TAGS:governance, mobile phones, rural development, telecommunications
Wednesday, December 05, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Zambia hosts regional meeting for mapping of unmet country needs

Source: WHO Press Release
Lusaka, 04 December 2012 -- The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) in collaboration with WHO Global Capacities, Alert and Response has organized a regional meeting for mapping of unmet country needs to accelerate the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) in the African Region.
TAGS:governance, health care
Thursday, November 29, 2012 — Europe & Eurasia

Three Things Governments Should Do For Social Entrepreneurship

Source: Forbes
Today, Europe’s leaders are discussing a $1,000 bn budget framework for the EU, and for the first time, there are budget lines for social entrepreneurship – although you may have to find them with a very large magnifying glass.
TAGS:governance, social entrepreneur
Monday, November 12, 2012 — No Region Specified

The Paradox of Property Rights and Economic Development

Source: Council on Foreign Relations Blog
Recent weeks have seen simmering property rights conflicts around the world: Burmese citizens marching in protest against the government’s seizure of their lands for a hotel zone; Vietnamese villagers contesting the confiscation of their land for an EcoPark satellite city project; and violent clashes breaking out in Panama City over a controversial law allowing the sale of state-owned land in the port city of Colón—Latin America’s largest duty-free zone.
TAGS:farmers, governance, poverty alleviation
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 — No Region Specified

Is Obama’s re-election a boon for US foreign aid?

Source: Devex
Barack Obama reelection Tuesday (Nov. 6) as U.S. president suggests a continuation of U.S. foreign aid reforms focused on food aid, global health, country ownership and private sector engagement.
TAGS:corporate engagement, elections, governance
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 — South Asia

Bill on property rights to slumdwellers in the works

Source: Hindustan Times
Millions of slum dwellers across India could soon aspire to become home owners. The Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry is all set to finalize the draft Model Property Rights to Slum Dwellers Bill which, once enacted by states, would for the first time give landless slum-dweller living in an urban area long term legal entitlement to a “dwelling place.”
TAGS:governance, poverty alleviation
Monday, October 01, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Liberia: Lifting Liberia by Lifting Women -President Sirleaf Heightens Crusade on Women

Source: All Africa
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, addressing a Goldman Sachs Foundation Cocktail and Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Sunday, says one of the surest ways to lift Liberia is to train and empower 70% of the nation’s population, which are women and the youth.
TAGS:conferences, corporate engagement, financial inclusion, governance
Thursday, September 20, 2012 — Europe & Eurasia

Microfinance Leaders Launch Global Appeal For Responsible Industry Practices

Source: MarketWatch Press Release
WASHINGTON and PARIS, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Microfinance leaders today unveiled the "Global Appeal for Responsible Microfinance," a landmark document urging all microfinance stakeholders to take concerted action to ensure a strong and principled microfinance industry. The Appeal was announced at the Convergences 2015 World Forum in Paris.
TAGS:conferences, governance, Microfinance
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 — South Asia

India's Aadhaar ID Project Turns Nation's Poor into Economic Players

Source: CBC News
Power Shift India: Nation turns to technology to extend a guaranteed identity to its poor
TAGS:Base of the Pyramid, governance, social development
Monday, April 02, 2012 — South Asia

Omidyar's Jayant Sinha: Volatile Government Policy is a Deterrent to Investing

Source: Forbes India
Jayant Sinha, partner and MD, Omidyar Network India Advisors, tells Dinesh Narayanan that government trying to micro-manage the economy is not good. Edited excerpts from an interview.
TAGS:financial inclusion, governance, impact investing
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 — South Asia

Angel Deals May Get Tax Breather

Source: VCCircle
Individual investment up to Rs 5 crore and total deal of Rs 10 crore may be exempted.
TAGS:financial inclusion, governance, impact investing

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