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Mobile Communications Helping Humanitarian Organizations in Tanzania
Tanzania's rapid uptake of mobile phones and massive investment in rural network coverage is helping disaster and humanitarian organisations in the country speedily disseminate and collect information.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: TPP’s Outcome Pivotal for Future of Global Biomedical Innovation
After seven years of wrangling toward the final terms of an ambitious free trade agreement that will join 12 Asia-Pacific nations, only the thorniest of market access and intellectual property issues remain unresolved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Of these, perhaps the most contentious concerns how long pharmaceutical companies should have exclusive intellectual property rights covering the clinical trial data they compile as they develop novel biologic medicines. U.S. negotiators have stood fast in advocating for 12 years of data protection — the standard that Congress enshrined into U.S. law following extensive deliberation — while other TPP parties have sought to limit the regulatory data protection period to as little as five to seven years.
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- Health Care
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With an Eye to Impact, Investing Through a ‘Gender Lens’
Ellen Remmer had wanted to align her investments with her values for years, seeking to put her money into stocks and bonds that would have an impact beyond the returns. For her, this meant investing in organizations that either improved the lot of women and girls or helped the environment.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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State Bank of India to launch mobile wallet
India’s largest lender, State Bank of India is slated to launch its mobile wallet, SBI Buddy, on Tuesday.
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- South Asia
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- mobile finance
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Airtel is losing its fight against Safaricom for Kenya’s fast-growing mobile market
The telecom company is struggling to put a dent in Safaricom’s dominance, but they are getting left behind.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Venture Capital Investing Boom Neglects Startups Tackling Poverty
The venture capital investing boom has sent billions of dollars to startups that serve the upper crust of society, yet many VCs continue to resist investing in viable businesses bringing toilets, water and electricity to the rural poor.
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- Investing
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Group That Shelters Trafficked Girls In India Wins $10,000 Prize From A Social Enterprise
Social enterprise CommonBond, which runs a business plan competition for social entrepreneurial-minded MBAs, just held its second contest. The winner of the $10,000 prize: Sanlaap North America, a nonprofit that helps to rescue human trafficking victims and provides them with housing, medical care, therapy and legal aid in Calcutta; it also runs for-profit Zesa, which trains and employs residents of their shelters and other girls and young women, helping them learn marketable skills, and also funds Sanlaap’s operations.
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Can randomized trials eliminate global poverty?
A new generation of economists is trying to transform global development policy through the power of randomized controlled trials.
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- Health Care
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