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OPINION: Social Impact Bonds: Phantom of the Nonprofit Sector
What issue could bring Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Senator Al Franken (D-MN) into bipartisan partnership? Social impact bonds (SIBs)—or pay-for-success (PFS), depending on one’s preferred terminology.
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- Impact Assessment
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Payment banks to be new revenue stream for India’s telcos
Analysts expect all telcos to join the race; a liberal policy could boost revenues by 7-8% for the sector
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- South Asia
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PRESS RELEASE: President Peña Nieto of Mexico Expected to Attend 17th Microcredit Summit
The Microcredit Summit Campaign announced today that President Enrique Peña Nieto is expected to join the delegates of the 17th Microcredit Summit on September 3, 2014, in Merida, Mexico.
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- Latin America
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Fund managers hope for more robust socially conscious options
Money managers work to build products for younger investors, who are expected to favor values-driven investing
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IBM, Monitise targets financial sector with mobile money solution in Kenya
IBM and Monitise have announced a global alliance to deliver cloud-based mobile commerce solutions to help financial services institutions embrace the mobile channel and better engage with customers.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Challenges lying ahead for impact investing
Having started as an impetus for microfinance nearly a decade ago, impact investing today influences a wide array of sectors and supports innovative business models.
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- South Asia
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GSK seeks approval for world’s first malaria vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it is applying for regulatory approval for the world's first vaccine against malaria, designed for children in Africa.
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- Health Care
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From food aid to nutritious, locally produced food: A look at fortifying flour in Ethiopia
Right now in Ethiopia, nearly half of all children under the age of 5 are stunted and anemic.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia