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OPINION: Malaria as a Catalyst for Change in Myanmar
In Washington D.C., recently, more than a dozen senior officials and politicians from Myanmar, some from groups with histories of deep mutual distrust, joined together in an extraordinary effort: to eliminate malaria from their deeply fragmented country. This is move that could have a dramatic effect on the global fight against the deadly parasitic disease.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Call for more weaponry against ‘neglected malaria’
The World Health Organization has called for more research on ways to battle malaria caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite, in the wake of a surge of infections in Western India.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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5 African Cleantech Startups You Need To Watch
African entrepreneurs and technologists are coming up with solutions to solve their own energy problems.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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MobiKwik and StoreKing bring financial inclusion to rural India
MobiKwik, India’s largest independent mobile payments network, today announced a new partnership with StoreKing that expands MobiKwik’s cash-less and card-less payment management to 10,000 retail stores in 600 small towns and 5,000 villages.
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PRESS RELEASE: 73% of Investment Professionals Use ESG Information When Making Investment Decisions
Almost three-quarters of investment professionals worldwide (73 percent) take environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues into consideration in the investment process, according to the CFA Institute ESG Survey.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Asia Pacific leads the way as mobile payments head towards US $1 trillion
Mobile payments globally will rocket to US$1 trillion in value by 2017, up from an estimated $500 million this year.
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- Asia Pacific
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10 startups that are attempting to unseat cash through digital payments in India
In India, 95% of all payments have been made through cash - but a number of factors could catalyze a digital shift.
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- South Asia
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PRESS RELEASE: Smart Campaign Now Serves More Than 20 Million Low-income Clients
Momentum for Smart Campaign Certification Accelerates; Six Million ‘Protected’ Clients Added in Last Six Months.
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