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Finally, Micro-insurance Takes off in Nigeria
Nigeria has joined the nations that are determined to protect its poor and vulnerable by means of micro-insurance, writes Nnamdi Duru.
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The five stages of grief for a failed social entrepreneur
Dan Morrison talks about the five stages of grief following a failed social enterprise, and how to recover your motivation and start again.
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HCBL Bank targetting beggars for financial inclusion
Probably the only bank catering to this segment, so far
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Here’s What Bitcoin Gets Right
Bitcoin gives file-sharing a brilliant twist. In essence, it has created “a decentralized virtual currency that uses a peer-to-peer consensus system to confirm and verify transactions."
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Leveraging Financial Inclusion to Promote Economic Development in Egypt
Egyptian policymakers are facing a significant challenge: how to address acute economic challenges while managing ongoing political and social transitions.
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Faith and Finance: The director of an Islamic microfinance institution discusses the challenges of mixing business and religion
In Kyrgyzstan, over 85 percent of citizens are followers of Islam, and many seek to run Halal businesses. So offering Shari’a compliant financial services just makes sense. But Kompanion Invest, the country’s only Islamic microfinance institution, is facing challenges as it tries to achieve full Shari’a compliance. The company’s director discusses those challenges, and the broader Islamic microfinance sector, in this frank Q&A.
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“Locavesting” Meets Crowdfunding Meets Social Entrepreneurship
What better way to strengthen communities, while empowering regular people to support nearby small businesses, than by helping individuals fund local entrepreneurs?
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Banks in Nepal are building interoperable mobile money offerings
In Nepal, two 3rd party initiatives are attempting to bring together the banks and offer the tools needed for them to successfully operate mobile money. The banking sector in Nepal is fragmented with not one bank having double digit market share.
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