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PRESS RELEASE: OPIC Board of Directors Approves New Financing Commitments
The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) today held a quarterly meeting considering new projects for approval.
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Impact Investments Show Strong Returns, Survey Says
An overwhelming majority of "impact investments" met or exceeded financial and social-benefit goals, according to a survey released Thursday.
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Vodacom has big M-Pesa plans in South Africa
Vodacom aims to push the envelope with its revamped M-Pesa in 2015, a year in which it hopes it will emerge as the most disruptive player in the local mobile money space.
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Econet jumps back into insurance. What’s their play here?
It’s no longer called EcoLife, but Econet is back in the insurance game.
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Viewpoint from Justin Rattner: Five Ways Social Entrepreneurs Use Technology to Increase Their Impact
“Technology for the sake of technology is a waste of precious resources. Social entrepreneurs need to understand the deep value that ICT can bring to social change when it is offered in context, with appropriate training, and with the intent of empowering the user. We hope this report inspires many others to take up this challenge in ways we haven’t even begun to imagine.” Justin Rattner, President, Intel INTC -1.2% Foundation.
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An Atomic Physicist’s Plan to Bring Adjustable Eyeglasses to Developing World Classrooms
Think about what life would be like if you needed glasses and you didn't have them. You would struggle to study in school, you would be hampered in your work, and much else besides.
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Baby’s Necklace Could End Up Being a Life Saver
It's traditional for newborns in northern India to wear a black thread necklace as a symbol of good health and good fortune, but Vikram's got a high-tech version. The round pendant on the string is a wearable device called Khushi Baby that carries his vaccination history inside a computerized chip about the size of a dime.
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PRESS RELEASE: New Approach on Buying HIV Drugs Will Save $100 Million
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is putting into place a new agreement for purchasing HIV medication that will save close to US$100 million over two years, money that can be reinvested in lifesaving drugs and programs all over the world.
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