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International Reform Activists Dissatisfied by BRICS Bank
FORTALEZA, Brazil, Jul 17 2014 (IPS) - The creation of BRICS’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) own financial institutions was “a disappointment” for activists from the five countries, meeting in this northeastern Brazilian city after the group’s leaders concluded their sixth annual summit here.
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McKnight Foundation adds director of impact investing
Elizabeth McGeveran was named impact investing program director at the $2 billion McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, spokesman Tim Hanrahan said.
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Rwanda: Why Farmers Are Loyal to Micro-Finance Institutions
Rwandans have hailed the role of micro-finance institutions just as Kigali is hosting a global financial inclusion summit starting today.
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Buffett gives record $2.1 billion donation to Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett, the second-richest person in the United States, made his largest single charitable contribution ever when he donated $2.1 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Tech Entrepreneur Priya Haji, Founder And CEO Of SaveUp, Has Passed Away At 44
Priya Haji, a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur known for her focus on socially-minded ventures in both the for-profit and non-profit spaces, most recently as CEO and co-founderof personal financial savings app SaveUp, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on July 14th at the age of 44.
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Gemalto, GSMA drive African mHealth initiative
Gemalto has announced its partnership with (global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA1) to drive the pan-African mHealth Initiative (PAMI).
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A Supply Chain Overhaul To Boost Coffee Farmers’ Income 400%
This is about a social enterprise on a mission to reinvent the coffee supply chain, giving farmers a bigger and more equitable piece of the action.
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Discovery Health, Woolworths ‘winning at home’
These emerging market companies are giving multinationals a run for their money – BCG.
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