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Blockchain technology is being used in the early disruption of Kenya’s agribusiness
In many emerging markets, food retailers along with smallholder farmers, struggle to secure loans and develop a credit history. And without the proper financing, many of them fail to scale their businesses.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Women & Banking: India’s financial inclusion suffers from a gender gap
Indian women score disproportionately low on ordinary functions such as savings and borrowings: of more than three-fourths who have a bank account, less than a fifth (16.7%) save formally, i.e., at banks.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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Amazon vs Google: A race to capture India’s consumer space
Unfriendly policies and homegrown behemoths have made it difficult to breach Beijing. The US, the home market, is saturated. India, on the other hand, is inviting.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Press release: Village Enterprise and African Wildlife Foundation Team Up to Alleviate Poverty and Protect Bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo
This first-of-its kind project unites the two organizations in a dual mission to improve the livelihoods of residents in the Lomako area while protecting the Bonobo population.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Advisory services firm Intellecap appoints insider as CEO
Intellecap said in a statement that Bali will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company across businesses and geographies.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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- ESG, impact investing
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How Vietnam’s Fintech Market Could Reach Nearly $8 Billion By 2020
The Asia-Pacific region saw nearly $15 billion in fintech investments between January 2016 and February 2017 alone. Needless to say, the opportunity in fintech is real--and Vietnam is getting in on it.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Entrepreneurs capitalize on rural handicraft e-commerce
Born in a Dong village in Zaima town, Guizhou Province, Yang opened a shop on retail website Taobao to sell handmade ethnic cloth made by fellow villagers.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce
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Microgrids an Important Piece of the Puzzle for Energy Access in Frontier Markets
Microgrids are becoming important part of the frontier power markets for distributed energy systems. Advances in technology such as energy storage along with rising diesel prices, and favorable government policies have enabled an environment to support the economics of small-scale clean energy systems according to the second quarter Frontier Power Market Outlook report by BNEF.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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