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Google India report: Mobile growth shaping India’s internet usage
Google India has put out a report which captures the incredible pace of Internet growth that India is witnessing.
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More phones, few banks and years of instability are transforming Somalia to a cashless society
In the streets of Mogadishu, the future has arrived: cash is disappearing, credit cards are unnecessary, and daily shopping is speedy and digital.
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China’s top five banks offer free mobile money transferring service
China's five biggest lenders announced to waive fees for money transfer services through mobile banking system and give a free allowance of 5,000 yuan via online banking transfers starting from today.
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Is more funding the answer to Pakistan’s struggling microfinance sector?
Microfinance is a booming industry in neighbouring India and Bangladesh, but has had a slower rise in Pakistan.
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Practo: Rural India is online healthcare’s big challenge
India's online health care sector is growing at a remarkable pace but the disparity between how rural and urban India benefit from it are stark.
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Why the world is stockpiling unapproved vaccine
The non-profit organization Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, bought 300,000 doses of the most promising Ebola vaccine from Merck in January. But the shot hasn't been approved by any country yet.
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Opinion: A Partnership to End Malaria in the Mekong
Our most effective weapon against malaria – building on preventive measures and rapid treatment – is strong partnerships that can constantly adapt to changing situations on the ground.
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The ‘Bank Of Bill Gates’ Enters a New Era
Bill Gates doesn’t like to dither. Just seven years after his philanthropic Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation cofounded an organization committed to the financial inclusion of the world’s 2.5 billion unbanked people, it now stands on its own, independent of any government and self-reliant for core funding.
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