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Indian Bond Market Gears up for Infrastructure Boom
Competitive pricing is attracting a substantial number of investors looking for stable and lucrative opportunities.
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- Asia Pacific
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Design as a Catalyst for Impact: How a First-of-its-Kind Design Policy in Kerala Could Foster a New Approach to Public-Private Partnerships in India
The Indian state of Kerala recently approved a State Design Policy — the first of its kind in the country. As Manoshij Banerjee and Mohammed Shahid Abdulla explain, design policies aim to increase citizens' quality of life by providing guidance to help optimize the design of everything from infrastructure to government policy. They share examples of strategic design choices that have made a major impact on businesses, governments and the communities they serve, and explore how Kerala’s design policy could lead to new opportunities for public-private partnerships in India.
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Vietnam Mandates Facial Recognition for Digital Payments Above $390
The new policy change received validity from the State Bank of Vietnam at the start of July, with the banking regulator hinting at a strict enforcement of the rules.
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- South Asia
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Innovate Africa Launches, Announces $2.5 Million Angel Fund for African Early-Stage Founders
The sector-agnostic fund aims to support up to 20 startups in its first year to solve complex, recognised problems.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bboxx Partners With TotalEnergies Marketing Rwanda to Scale Clean Cooking Access to 1 Million People Across Rwanda
The partnership will see Bboxx providing its innovative technology and PAYGo finance model and TotalEnergies Marketing Rwanda LPG cylinders.
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Flipkart Expands Digital Services With New Recharge and Bill Payment Options in India
With the launch of these new categories, customers can make their bill and recharge payments while shopping on the platform.
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Telecom Industry Coalition to Boost Access to Smartphones in Poor Countries
The coalition will assess ways to lower the cost of entry into the digital economy for low-income populations, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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Why Private Businesses — Not Non-Profits and NGOs — Present the Only Scalable Solution for Last-Mile Electrification in Africa
In the pursuit of last-mile electrification in Africa, both businesses and NGOs/non-profits are pursuing different pathways to scale. In a recent NextBillion article, Aneri Pradhan at New Energy Nexus argued that market-led approaches are ill-suited for remote communities, and that philanthropy should focus more on scalable non-profit models. But according to Yariv Cohen at Ignite Power, when it comes to serving these communities at scale, businesses offer advantages that non-profits and NGOs cannot match. He explores why the private sector’s role is critical for addressing energy poverty across Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
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