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Mobile Banking is Not Taking Off as Expected, Banker Warns
Mobile phones have been touted as the solution to banking for the poor in Africa, given that phone penetration is so high. However, some bankers warn it is not that simple.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Banyan Green raises Rs 1 crore from I3N, other angels
Banyan Green Fuels, a startup that develops customised biofuels for clients, has raised Rs 1 crore from Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I3N) and other angel investors.
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- Energy
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- South Asia
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Are Impact Accelerators/Incubators Targeting Emerging Markets Any Good?
Seems every time you turn around, there’s a new impact incubator or accelerator aimed at social enterprises in developing countries. But that doesn’t mean they’re any good.
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- Impact Assessment
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World Bank commits over $1 billion to Bangladesh
The fund would benefit almost 36 million people by improving the quality of primary education, building coastal communities’ resilience to natural disaster, and increasing the nutrition and cognitive development of children.
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Myanmar anticipating a leap-frog in development through financial inclusion
An overview of the Financial Access Landscape and the usage of financial services by consumers in Myanmar.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Is India approaching a perfect storm in digital financial services?
In the use of digital technologies, financial services in India lag behind other sectors. But a perfect storm may soon come and enable technology-led disruption at a far greater scale.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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Q&A with Ashoka’s Maria Escorcia: Boosting Entrepreneurship for Social Change
Changemakers can come from anywhere, including the corporate world. Just look at Maria Escorcia, director of the South Florida chapter of Ashoka, a nonprofit that supports a network of 3,000 social entrepreneurs around the world.
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- Impact Assessment
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Seven Breakthroughs That Will Transform Global Health
Which major breakthroughs in technology have had a transformative effect on the lives of the world’s poorest? Vaccines for polio and other serious diseases; HIV anti-retrovirals; mosquito bed-nets with powerful insecticide infused into its fabric. All have transformed lives by dramatically reducing disease.
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- Energy, Health Care
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- solar
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