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Omidyar Network will invest $200 million in India over next 4 years
Philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network will be investing over $200 million in India in the next four years to fund start-ups in areas such as civic tech, education and digital identity.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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The countries where women have more bank accounts than men
There are just six countries in the world where more women than men have bank accounts - Argentina, Georgia, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, and the Philippines.
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- Finance
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Rising wave of e-frauds puts Nigerian economy at risk
Recently, Nigerian banks were among the ones targeted by the North Korean hacker, Lazarus. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, rates e-fraud as the biggest risk in the sector which has widely incorporated electronic payment solutions such as Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, NIBBS Instant Payment, NIP, and mobile banking.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Younger Entrepreneurs Choose Social Impact As Their Top Business Priority
One in five entrepreneurs considers social responsibility, being active in the community, or environmental responsibility as their top priority as a business owner, rather than prioritising areas such as maximising shareholder value or economic prosperity.
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- Uncategorized
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Viewpoint: The West Must Catch up with Africa
The global future is African, the continent will account for the majority of the world’s future population growth with half of the world being African by 2100. Africa is at the forefront of future trends and the most pressing of global challenges and already represents a key site of global power struggle and transition.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Give Everyone Government Bank Accounts
A radical new idea from two former Obama officials could revolutionize the way Americans manage their money.
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- North America
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Social enterprise accelerator for health innovators kicks-off in Nairobi
The MMH Accelerator combines Ashoka’s expertise in social entrepreneurship with the pharmaceutical’s business acumen and knowledge of the healthcare industry.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators
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Fidelity Charitable Study Finds Impact Investing at Tipping Point, Announces Expansion of Its Impact Investing Program
Over 70% of affluent, next-gen donors are already engaging in impact investing.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, research
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