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Social Enterprises in Ghana Impact 100,000 Lives
A Research Report has shown a positive outlook for Social Enterprises in Ghana with the current support systems by government and other development partners, including the British Council.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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China Encourages Businesses to Help Poverty Alleviation
China is encouraging more private businesses to join its ambitious poverty reduction campaign, pledging tax breaks and financial support.
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- South Asia
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China Encourages Businesses to Help Poverty Alleviation
China is encouraging more private businesses to join its ambitious poverty reduction campaign, pledging tax breaks and financial support.
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- South Asia
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Metlife Foundation And Verb Announce Launch of “Inclusion Plus” Competition to Accelerate Financial Inclusion Across India
MetLife Foundation and Verb announced the launch of the global innovation competition “Inclusion Plus” in India, today.
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India to Redefine ATMs as Bank Branches
The Reserve Bank of India has moved to redefine ATMs in remote rural areas as bank branches, to counteract the decline in traditional full-feature outlets and improve financial inclusion.
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Myanmar Startup Takes on Moneylenders With Short-Term Microfinance Loan Options
Debt is a huge problem in Myanmar. Data is scarce, but in many poor communities on the outskirts of Yangon experts believe the majority of households are in debt.
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Microfinance boom catches attention of private banks in India
Private banks are making acquisitions or buying stake in MFIs to tap their growing customer base, retail lending potential.
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Ban Announces Launch of New Partnership Platform to Support Financing for Sustainable Development Goals
Announcing the launch today of a new platform for scaling up innovative finance solutions to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the initiative can help in identifying and piloting innovative finance instruments that can drive investment and support well thought-out SDG interventions.
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- financial inclusion, SDGs