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PRESS RELEASE: Oliver Wyman, ideas42 Report Shows How Innovative New Products Could Boost Financial Stability for Low-Income Consumers
New Report Lays out Solutions to Break a Vicious Cycle for Millions of Americans.
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Cash-Back the New King in Indian e-Commerce
Bhumika Grover, it was never a choice between the 'Big Billion Days' of Flipkart or Amazon's 'Great Indian Festive Sale' in the run-up to Diwali. Even the 'Electronics Monday' sale by Snapdeal was not captivating enough.
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Why the Financial Industry Is Getting Nicer
Last week’s Money20/20 conference delivered further evidence that it really is a new day in the financial industry . There is not just a technological change afoot but an ethical change: a feeling that finance can do more for people than simply move their money around .
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World Bank Warns Climate Change Could Add 100 Million Poor By 2030
Without the right policies to keep the poor safe from extreme weather and rising seas, climate change could drive over 100 million more people into poverty by 2030, the World Bank said on Sunday.
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Nigeria Tops African Medical Tourism to India Chart
Nigeria is leading the chart of Africans seeking medical care in India, with about 42.4 per cent.
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University Returns $1 Million Grant to Coca-Cola
The University of Colorado School of Medicine announced Friday that it was returning a $1 million gift from Coca-Cola after it was revealed that the money had been used to establish an advocacy group that played down the link between soft drinks and obesity.
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Uganda Leads Push for Permanent Waiver on Drug Patents
Uganda is leading the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) in the ongoing showdown talks at the World Trade Organisation headquarters in Geneva, where America remains the only powerful country still refusing to grant a permanent waiver on patents on medicines.
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Mysterious deaths of prominent sisters shock Jordan
Mystery surrounds the deaths of two prominent and successful Jordanian sisters after their bodies were found together at the base of a building under construction in Amman.
The deaths of Soraya Salti, 44, a mother of one, and Jumana, 37, have shocked and baffled Jordanians and led to an outpouring of grief from friends and colleagues.
Soraya spearheaded Injaz Al Arab, an education initiative that promoted entrepreneurship across the Arab world. Jumana was a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers based in the UAE since 2008.- Categories
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