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OPINION: Safaricom, Equity Bank thin SIM wars a distraction that should not drag on
Nairobi; Kenya: The dispute pitting Safaricom against Equity Bank over the latter’s plans to offer mobile money transfer services is unnecessary and should not be allowed to drag on.
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Gates Foundation offers to help monitor India’s ambitious financial inclusion scheme
NEW DELHI: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has offered to help in monitoring of the progress made with regard to Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana, the flagship financial inclusion scheme of India's government.
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Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority plans cap on microcredit interest rates, banks on alert
Indonesia's Financial Services Authority plans to set a cap on microcredit rates this year, a move that would put domestic lenders on alert as micro-lending has been seen as the most profitable credit segment.
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- Asia Pacific
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Wireless sensor warns if vaccines get too hot
A wireless sensor that sends text message alerts to healthcare workers could help better protect temperature-sensitive vaccines and provide crucial data on storage, transport and distribution infrastructures in developing nations, according to its inventors.
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UN announces mission to combat Ebola, declares outbreak ‘threat to peace and security’
The Security Council, in its first emergency meeting on a public health crisis, declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a threat to peace and security and announced that the United Nations will deploy a new emergency health mission.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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5 Techy Solutions for Health Systems
There's a shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives worldwide, so there's a need to make the most of those currently in the field. Here are several ways to do that.
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Don’t Grow For Growth’s Sake: Smart Growth For Social Enterprises
“How small can I stay, while still driving big, transformative impact?” It’s an exciting question some social entrepreneurs are now asking themselves as they consider how to turn a good idea into a scalable solution.
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MasterCard and Bansefi to drive financial inclusion in Mexico
MasterCard and BANSEFI, the social bank of Mexico, announced a partnership to foster financial inclusion in Mexico through the disbursement of social benefits using electronic payments.
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- Latin America