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Press Release: New off-grid technology helps developing world farmers access markets and sustainable business opportunities
New off-grid technology gives farmers in the developing world the means to access markets and sustainable business opportunities. When more than 30% of your harvest is lost due to environmental exposure and pests, your focus isn’t on entrepreneurship or creating employment opportunities for your community, it’s on survival.
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- Agriculture
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JazzCash partners with Women’s World Banking to serve low-income women in Pakistan
JazzCash, Pakistan’s digital financial service provider, and Women’s World Banking, a global non-profit organization, have announced a partnership to promote women’s financial inclusion across Pakistan.
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- Uncategorized
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- North Africa & Near East
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Viewpoint: How artificial intelligence is disrupting healthcare in India
We are a country of a billion people. However, at one doctor for 1,681 patients, we have one of the lowest doctor-to-patient ratios in the world. In rural areas, the numbers are even more skewed. In the US and Japan, this ratio is around 1:400.
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- South Asia
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As Delhi hikes minimum wage, trade unions urge other Indian states to follow
A "historic" move to raise the minimum wage of millions of Delhi's poorest workers by almost 40 percent should be extended to other parts of the country to fight exploitation, trade unions and rights groups said on Tuesday.
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- South Asia
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New Partnership Established to Boost Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia (DFAT), and The Rockefeller Foundation announced a new partnership today that will aim to foster more inclusive, self-sustaining economies through entrepreneurship in East and Southeast Asia.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Launch of New FundX Sustainable Impact Fund Brings Momentum to ESG Investing
FundX Investment Group announced today that it has launched the FundX Sustainable Impact Fund (Ticker: SRIFX). The new fund seeks to help investors own funds with strong returns and robust environmental, social and governance ("ESG") standards.
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- Environment, Investing
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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Ethical Investment Tide Lifts ‘Greenwash’ Concerns
Investors are plowing ever more into ethical funds to back their views on issues such as global warming and gender equality, but such investments can be confusingly similar to standard funds, except for higher fees and 'green halo' marketing. The $23 trillion "sustainable, responsible and impact" (SRI) investment sector has received a rush of money since the Paris climate agreement and, more recently, in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to slash environmental regulations.
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- Environment, Investing
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Why investing in “good” goes a long way
One of the most intriguing developments of the last 20 years is the rise of the “social enterprise” – a hybrid between a traditional private company and a charitable organisation that pursues a social objective through a business model.
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