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Fast Lane to the Future: Three ways the ‘leapfrog effect’ is transforming developing countries – and revolutionizing finance
The “leapfrog effect” refers to the phenomenon, in fast-growing emerging economies, of technological advances permitting shortcuts in infrastructure building. This saves considerable time and money – and can deliver quick results that took more developed countries decades to attain. Here are three ways the leapfrog effect is reshaping economies – and finance – in the developing world.
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Alibaba Launches Mobile App in China to Lower Entry Barriers to Investing
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s finance affiliate unveiled a wealth-management app on Tuesday to help less well-heeled Chinese buy into hundreds of funds and track stocks from Hong Kong to the Nasdaq off their smartphones.
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- Asia Pacific
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No Cardiac Clinic? No Problem: Handheld electrocardiogram monitor designed to provide distant, affordable heart care
Makers of Cardiotrack, a handheld ECG monitor, say it's easy to use, provides clinical grade output and performs predictive diagnosis to start intervention immediately, thus reducing the need for invasive intervention. Best of all, they say, is that it saves cardiologists’ time.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Mobile Communications Helping Humanitarian Organizations in Tanzania
Tanzania's rapid uptake of mobile phones and massive investment in rural network coverage is helping disaster and humanitarian organisations in the country speedily disseminate and collect information.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Weekly Roundup – 8/15/15: Coke goes fact-free in a week of missteps by multinational organizations
It's not easy being big. Especially when NextBillion's editors are on the lookout for Roundup fodder. This week we sharpened our elbows to take on Coke, the United Nations, Google ... and even the Catholic church. Let us know if you agree with our opinions; we'd love to run some counterpoints in an upcoming Roundup.
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- Health Care, Technology
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With a Billion Africans Set to Shop Online, a New Wave of Start-ups Is Looking to Cash In
Africa’s middle class is rising and they have money to spend. About a third of the continent spends between $4 to $20 a day—a group that is expected to grow to 42% by 2060, according to data from the Africa Development Bank (pdf). That’s more than a billion people.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: Whatever Happened to the Machine That Turns Feces Into Water?
Earlier this year, I shared a video where I drank water made from feces. (My review: It was delicious.) Today the machine that produced the water, the Janicki Omni Processor – or JOP – is in Dakar, Senegal, as part of a pilot project that could ultimately save lives and reduce disease in poor countries.
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care, Technology
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Africa’s Leading Women in Tech 2015
South Africa paid tribute to women across the country on National Woman’s Day, which was held on 9 August 2015.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa