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PRESS RELEASE: Finance Minister launches National Financial Inclusion Strategy for Pakistan
The Federal Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, launched National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) for Pakistan at Islamabad.
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Ugandan court says mobile money illegal, but no jurisdiction
A court has pronounced that mobile money business operated by the five major telecommunication companies is illegal - a judge dismissed the case, however, because it was instituted in the wrong court.
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PRESS RELEASE: G7 companies cheat Africa out of billions of dollars, says Oxfam report
G7 based companies and investors cheated Africa out of an estimated US$6 billion in 2010 through just one form of tax dodging, according to a new Oxfam report ‘Money talks: Africa at the G7’, released today.
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The inside story of Alibaba’s strategic partnership with Indian mobile wallet company Paytm
It was personal chemistry as much as business rationale that led to Alibaba's financial arm investing $500 million in Paytm.
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REPORT: By 2020, biometrics will be predominant method bank customers will use to identify themselves
Goode Intelligence today issued a new Analyst Report forecasting that by 2020, bank customers will use biometrics as the predominant method of identifying themselves to access bank services.
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The Three Things I Tell Women in My Social Entrepreneurship Class
The future of American economic growth is in the hands of women, but much of their entrepreneurial potential remains untapped. This is not just my opinion, it’s backed up by a 2014 Kauffman Foundation study,which found that women-owned businesses account for just 16% of employer firms. I fall into that minority, even though I myself have four entrepreneurial ventures under my belt.
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Food Safety in Southern Africa – Rethinking World Health Worries
The theme for World Health Day, held on 7 April 2015, was 'From farm to plate - make food safe.' The main motivation for the theme was the alarming amount of bacteria borne diseases across the globe, transmitted by eating food which is contaminated by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances.
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Five Tips on Becoming a Successful Social Entrepreneur
We know that success doesn’t come overnight. All entrepreneurs know too well. For The Venture’s global report, Redefining Success in a Changing World, more than 550 social entrepreneurs were surveyed about how they reached success. Here are five tips from some of the most successful social businesses.
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