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New GSMA Study Emphasises Importance of Digital Commerce, Access and Payments for Growth in Pakistan
A new research report produced by the GSMA, ‘Building digital societies in Asia: Making commerce smarter’, indicates that for Pakistan to harness the full potential of digital commerce, strong collaboration is required among mobile operators, financial and payments companies and governmental agencies. Each of these stakeholders have a crucial role to play in enabling digital commerce, digital access and digital payments.
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- Technology
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- North Africa & Near East
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- digital payments
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Doctors Launch Free (For Now) Telemedicine Services in Nigeria
A network of medical doctors will be attending to various healthcare needs of Nigerians through a mobile technology platform when they dial 0700DOCTORS on their mobile phones without any charges.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Money Providers Sue Safaricom for Service Stoppage
Safaricom has been sued by two mobile money service providers for suspending their services through alleged intimidation.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pfizer, IIT Delhi Launch Incubation Accelerator for Healthcare Innovations
Pharma major Pfizer and IIT Delhi on Tuesday announced the launch of 'The Pfizer IIT-Delhi Innovation and IT program', an incubation accelerator initiative at the institute.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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A New Kind of Irrigation Could Boost African Farming—and It’s Powered by the Sun
Pioneered in Israel, drip irrigation saves water and fertilizer by delivering droplets of water to the base of plants. But off-the-grid farmers aren't able to use the technology without expensive diesel generators.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Safaricom – MTN Deal Allows Cross-Border Mobile Money Transactions Between Rwanda and Kenya
SAFARICOM has partnered with MTN Rwanda to enable customers to make mobile money transactions between Kenya and Rwanda.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Africa, Facebook Partner to Launch Free Basic Services in 17 African Countries
Airtel Africa, which operates in 17 countries across Africa, has announced its partnership with Facebook which will see the launch of Free Basics in Africa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Weekly Roundup 11-20-15: Being Bullish on Being Dovish
Given the dire news of terrorism from Paris, and yes, in Beirut as well, it can feel like war and talk of war is everywhere. Which is why the essay “Impact Investing for Peace?” by Durreen Shahnaz, founder and chairwoman of the Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX), in Wharton magazine was a welcome sight for sore eyes. We need to talk more about peace dividends, not just war deficits.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- impact investing