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UAE Fund To Provide $200 Million In Loans To Microfinance Projects In Egypt
A United Arab Emirates state investment fund announced on Monday it would provide $200 million in loans for microfinance projects in Egypt, a move it said would create more than 120,000 jobs by 2020.
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Indian M-Wallet Market To Cross Rs 1,200 Crore By 2019: Study
The infant mobile wallet market in India is estimated to grow over threefold to Rs 1,210 crore in the next five years, buoyed by rising smartphone users and entry of newer players into the sector.
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- South Asia
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Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust Sign the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
Bank of America’s Global Wealth and Investment Management (GWIM) division today announced that it has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) on behalf of its discretionary asset management businesses. The unit (GWIM) is comprised primarily of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and U.S. Trust.
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Bank On Poor Women And Phones To Drive Growth In Africa, Experts Say
Mobile phone technology can help to bring financial services to the 80 percent of African women who do not have a bank account and bolster the growth of the world's poorest continent, Nigeria's finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Monday.
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The Rise of the Young Social Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is about solving a problem, not starting a company. While this isn't a new idea, today's young entrepreneurs have the advantage of the Internet, which has collapsed time and distance barriers. This means problems solved locally can have immediate impacts globally—and that's good for both people and business. A new generation of entrepreneurs is creating a new generation of technologies that are, quite literally, changing the world overnight.
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10 Apps That Are Reshaping Healthcare In Africa
As mobile penetration and smartphone proliferation continues its unprecedented surge in Africa, its beneficiaries are spreading beyond the confines of social interactions and brand development. The number of health solutions, exploiting this growth, are also on the rise.
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Barbara Bush: How Corporate America Can Mold Global Health Leaders
The Global Health Corps co-founder argues that the nonprofit health care world needs workers with expertise in business, engineering, and communications.
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Investment in Nigeria’s Pharmaceutical Sector Hits N70 Billion
Investment in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector has hit N70 billion in the last four years, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) revealed to BusinessDay.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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