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To Grow Impact Investing, Focus on Multilingual Leadership
September 15, 2014, will be remembered for the release of a seminal report on impact investing, care of an international taskforce backed by eight country advisory boards and four topical working groups.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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How Millennials Will Change the Face of Philanthropy
Millennials are expected to be the core beneficiaries of a coming $30 trillion transfer of wealth between generations, according to Accenture’s report on the “Greater Wealth Transfer.” This will impact philanthropy, investments, and possibly even global financial markets.
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- Environment
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How Telcos, MTOs and Banks Could Crash over Remittances
Hugo Cuevas-Mohr shares insights gleaned from his work with money transfer professionals from all over the world about the remittance market, the role of traditional players, banks and telcos and who has the edge as this $500 billion industry evolves.
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- Uncategorized
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Philip Morris Sues Uruguay Over Graphic Cigarette Packaging
Shopping for cigarettes in Uruguay isn't a pleasant experience. Photos of decaying teeth, premature babies and gruesome hospital scenes wrap around every pack. In fact, the country requires manufacturers to cover at least 80 percent of the packaging with medical warnings and graphic images.
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- Health Care
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- Latin America
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Fight Against Ebola Outbreak Is 4 Months Behind Where It Should Be: Aid Expert
National governments and health organizations around the world are scrambling to overcome lapses in leadership and logistical issues to turn around a worsening Ebola crisis in West Africa. According to one aid expert, relief efforts are roughly four months behind schedule.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amex to Crowdsource Financial-Inclusion Ideas from Academics
It's like the opposite of "Not Invented Here" Syndrome.
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- Education, Technology
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Where to, when mobile money reaches critical mass?
M-money services take-up has taken time, but as it passes the “critical mass” moment, two things begin to happen, writes Russel Southwood.
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Pioneering a New Financial Instrument to Help Combat Climate Change
To help keep finance flowing to projects that combat climate change, the World Bank and partners are developing an innovative pilot program that allows project developers and financiers to compete in an online auction to deliver the largest number of emissions reductions at the lowest cost.
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- Environment
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