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Asian Development Bank Report Looks at Impact of Digital Technologies on Remittances
Governments and international organisations can help create an enabling environment in digital finance to improve the remittance process and also have positive externalities such as financial inclusion.
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- Finance
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Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund and International Trade Centre ink Memorandum of Understanding for mutual cooperation
Rob Skidmore, Chief, Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness Division of Enterprises and Institutions, ITC, said, “ITC is delighted to combine our knowledge of SME competitiveness and value chains with PPAF’s deep expertise in grass roots development SME competitiveness and improving value chains and PPAF’s deep expertise in grass roots development to make a real difference in the lives of the poor.”
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- South Asia
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Press release: Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new study from Habitat for Humanity (www.Habitat.org) says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa as they respond to growing housing needs in the region, particularly from poor people.
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- Press release
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Coffee conquers conflict for business-savvy farmers in the Philippines
Beyond helping coffee growers get a better deal, CfP aims to encourage dialogue between communities, with tensions ranging from colonial-era conflict between native Muslims and Christian settlers to land and resource disputes between ethnic groups.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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IFC and VCs Want To Take Emerging Market Microfinance To Mobile
The developing world needs more fintech companies to extend financial inclusion to consumers and small businesses who aren't being served by existing banks. That's the thinking behind several venture capital firms which are working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Perspective: Why the long-term viability of social enterprises is important
To become financially viable in the long term, all types of businesses—whether traditional ones or social enterprises—rely on sustainable strategies that will translate to profit. But these are not possible without some level of profit, the main demarcation between a purely charitable organization and a community-oriented enterprise.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Empowering Women-Owned Enterprises To Solve Local Energy Challenges
Lack of access to electricity continues to plague many African countries, including Uganda, where up to 80% of the population lives without power. Given the increasing demand, it will take more than the Ugandan government to power up the East African country.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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An Indian startup wants to produce water from thin air using solar energy
If things go according to the Hyderabad-based startup’s plan, its technology to convert atmospheric moisture into usable—even potable—water will be available for household use in around two years from now.
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- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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- startups
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