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South Africa: MTN, Pick N Pay in Mobile Money Partnership
Johannesburg — MTN and Pick n Pay have partnered for a free money transfer service that is poised to empower millions of South Africans excluded from the banking system.
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Wealthy support greater effort to promote social equality
Ninety percent of wealthy individuals say they would be willing to pay higher taxes, support more job creation and greater educational opportunities in an effort to promote more income equality, according to a new survey by US Trust.
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How the US government can help spur impact investing
The field of impact investing is expanding, but key barriers could still be removed and incentives put in place by the U.S. government to boost growth and promote best practices, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
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India’s microfinance sector set to rebound, says rating agency
Crisil says, loan portfolios of microfinance companies to grow at a compounded annual rate of 35%, to touch Rs450 billion by March 2016
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Asia’s social stock exchange poised to list first Retail Impact Bond
The time is ripe to launch a retail impact bond in Asia, says former Wall Street investment banker Durreen Shahnaz
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As the World Bank Turns
Something exciting, almost revolutionary, is happening at one of the most conservative of the world's international institutions. The World Bank, which for decades has been criticized has overly focused on the construction of dams and other infrastructures as the cure for poverty, is turning its focus to the real engine of economic progress in the developing world: girls and women.
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The Slumdog Millionaire Architect
The offices of Hafeez Contractor, India’s most commercially successful architect, are on Bank Street, just around the corner from the Mumbai Stock Exchange.
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Ours To Own Denver Campaign Launches at Clinton Global Initiative America
Calvert Foundation and local partners announce the Ours To Own campaign, enabling Metro Denver residents to invest in their city.
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