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Social Entrepreneurs Innovate Solutions To Big Problems
A recently released report from McGraw Hill Financial Global Institute asserts that a new breed of social entrepreneurs is innovating solutions to “entrenched social, economic and environmental problems.”
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A Goat Or An ATM?
Financial inclusion efforts in India have achieved much but remain hobbled by the lack of an effective impact assessment framework.
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Crowdfunding: Business beacon or epic fail?
Unless you have been exercising your right to be a hermit over the last few years, you’ll have heard of crowdfunding or stories of people and companies raising chunks of cash online. Last week, Arran Brewery joined the gang, announcing their plans to use crowdfunding to raise £4 million to aid expansion.
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Citi Microfinance sponsors women’s World Banking Conference in Jordan
Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, The Women's World Banking (WWB) MENA Conference, titled 'Building Women-Focused Finance: The Global-Local Experience', was held lately in Amman.
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Bitcoin under pressure
Virtual currency: It is mathematically elegant, increasingly popular and highly controversial. Bitcoin’s success is putting it under growing strain.
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Weekly Roundup – 11/30/13: Pope’s scathing review of capitalism puts BoP on front pages around the world
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation this week put the BoP on the front page of every newspaper in the world. As most of us have heard by now, the pope came out on Tuesday with a scathing review of capitalism. Kyle Poplin discusses Francis’ views - and offers a more optimistic take - in this Weekly Roundup.
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The Magic of Mobile Money: Looking back on the days when I used to sellotape coins on order slips
Mobile access innovator Nigel Waller looks back on the progress that’s been made in bringing mobile financial products to the BoP - and considers the overwhelming need for financial services that’s driving this progress.
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Small Firms May Soon Turn To Crowdfunding To Sell Shares
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering rules that, for the first time, would allow small companies to solicit investments over the Internet and sell shares to the general public.
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