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Tanzania Leads Africa in Financial Inclusion
TANZANIA is the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa and ninth globally for demonstrating most conducive environments for financial inclusion, according to the new Global Microscope 2014 by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indian MFIs’ gross loan portfolio rose 47% in Q2 FY15
The loan portfolio in south comprise a third of total.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- lending, microfinance
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How China is reshaping global development finance
The BRICS Development Bank, the AIIB and the Silk Road Fund – recent initiatives spearheaded by China that symbolize its growing influence in development funding and potential new sources of financing, says Rajiv Biswas.
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10 Things You Need To Know About Social And Environmental Investing
Responsible investing has undergone a radical shift, investors are demanding more of their financial advisors, and regulators are struggling to keep up, say experts.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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MTN Uganda, Ericsson team up on mobile money service
Ericsson has announced that MTN Uganda has deployed the Ericsson Converged Wallet platform, enabling the operator to quickly introduce relevant, new and differentiated mobile financial services offerings for seven million MTN Uganda mobile wallet users and 50,000 agents
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.S. managed assets with socially responsible criteria rise
The share of U.S. managed assets invested with environmental, social or similar criteria rose 50 percent over the past two years, a foundation that tracks the field said, because of new disclosure standards and client concern about areas like climate change.
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- Impact Assessment
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The Guy Who Delivers HIV Medicine On His Bicycle
Sizwe Nzima was sitting in a clinic waiting for his grandparents' HIV medicine four years ago when he had an idea: Why not start an HIV medicine delivery service?
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Telemedicine trend continues with new Nigerian mobile initiative
A joint telemedicine initiative between Apollo Hospitals and African telecoms company Airtel will expand access to health services for many Nigerian mobile subscribers.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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