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Interview: Infonavit CEO, on Reshaping Mexico’s Mortgage Market
Mexico is transforming its urban housing policy, and with the help of key names such as Infonavit and its CEO Alejandro Murat Hinojosa, the country is seeking to implement more sustainable solutions.
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Safaricom to Open M-Pesa APIs, Completes Data Center Migration From Germany to Kenya
After two years of intercontinental conference calls, eight test runs and countless hours put in by 320 consultants, Safaricom has successfully migrated its mobile money platform to its data center in Kenya and is expecting to provide better services.
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Mobile Payments: The Company Driving the Greatest Innovation Today (Hint: It’s Not Apple)
Every week the technology world holds its breath with anticipation as the latest tech giants make new strides into the mobile payments sector.
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Guj Govt to Revive Telemedicine Project as PPP Model
Gujarat Government is all set to revive its telemedicine project, which had failed to take off earlier due to technological hurdles, as a PPP model by roping in private hospitals and experts from Canada.
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Rwanda Launches Cross-Border Mobile Money Remittance Service
MTN Rwanda, one of Rwanda’s leading mobile network operators, Sunday announced the launch of a pioneering cross-border Mobile Money remittance service between Rwanda and Kenya.
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Campaign Launched to Cut Price of Penumonia Vaccine
A global campaign is calling on GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer to slash the price of the pneumonia vaccine in developing countries to $5 or less per child.
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Study: Ebola Outbreak Likely Driving Malaria Deaths
The collapse of health services in three west African countries devastated by Ebola may have caused some 11,000 additional deaths from malaria, a preventable and curable disease, researchers said Friday.
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GoSun Grill: The Only Solar Cooker That Cooks Day or Night
Earlier this year, we featured the GoSun Stove, a compact fuel-free cooker powered by nothing more than the sun’s rays. Now, the forward-thinking company is trying to launch their GoSun Grill—a larger and perhaps improved version of the cooker since it feeds many more people.
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