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Indian MFIs demand more incentives for working as business correspondents
According to survey by microfinance institution network (MFIN), published in February this year, nine out of 14 MFIs closed their operation as BCs in the recent past.
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Make Your Clothes Worth Wearing: How global brands are (finally) investing in factory workers
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), a nonprofit that encourages social responsibility in business, has made the case that teaching economic and health skills to workers goes beyond a nice corporate social responsibility campaign: it actually improves a company’s bottom line. In 2007 created HERproject, a training program for garment factory workers that has caught on among big manufacturers.
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Ideas for a financially inclusive India
The Prime Minister is expected to outline a policy on financial inclusion in his maiden speech from the ramparts of Red Fort on August 15, 2014.
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RuPay cards to replace Aadhaar in welfare scheme authentication in India
The finance ministry has decided to limit Aadhaar's role in its welfare scheme payments and, instead, use ATM-enables RuPay cards for last-mile authentication to withdraw money.
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US criticised over increased private sector investment in Africa
New Alliance agriculture initiative risks prioritising profit over people and pushing poor farmers further into poverty
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Micro-insurance products in India may see sea-change
Better remuneration to distributors and policies with bigger ticket size may boost sale
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Will Obama’s “New Africa” Deliver on Its Promises?
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 2014 (IPS) - As the three-day U.S- Africa Leaders Summit here drew to a close Wednesday, experts across the private, public and non-profit sectors continued to debate the opportunities and obstacles posed by the U.S’ expanding business partnership with Africa.
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As America Turns Its Gaze Toward Africa, It Has The Chance To Promote A New Model Of Investment
This week U.S. investors and African leaders from the African continent will converge on Washington D.C. for the inaugural US - Africa Leader's Summit.
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