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Global Health Justice Partnership calls for action to lower drug prices
Yale’s Global Health Justice Partnership has released a report warning the international community that scientific discoveries will not be enough to prevent the over 500,000 deaths that occur every year from Hepatitis C.
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Bill Gates on philanthropy and optimism
Billionaire talks about how he and Canada work together, the setbacks Ebola represents—and why he has a positive outlook.
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B Corps movement eyeing expansion in Asia
Having made some headway in the US – B Lab’s home ground – and Europe, the time may be right to bring the B Corp concept to Asia, B Lab founder Bart Houlahan says.
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- Environment
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- South Asia
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A million sign ups in two months: How is EcoSure growing so fast?
EcoSure has registered over 1 million users, an uptake that translates to 150,000 new users every week. These are impressive numbers, so what’s the secret behind this?
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Funding the unfunded: India helps small business borrow to grow
A new bank announced in the annual budget last week could boost loans and cut borrowing costs for the country's cash-starved small businesses - tailors, mechanics and phone booth operators who account for around a fifth of the economy.
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- South Asia
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This Firm Keeps Capital Flowing to Micro-Entrepreneurs
The global financial crisis didn’t dent the demand for loans from small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs around the world. But it sure whacked the supply of capital available to lend to them.
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Ghanaian startup hopes “ethical pricing” prompts surge in African Bitcoin remittances
Ghanaian startup Beam is banking on the fact heavily undercutting other remittance services will lead to large uptake of Bitcoin across Africa.
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MasterCard CEO says financial inclusion is our generation’s big responsibility
MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga discussed financial inclusion at Mobile World Congress.
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