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Social Enterprise In Haiti Transforms The Lives Of Peanut Farmers
The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership recently announced the launch of its latest social enterprise. Called Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp., it’s aimed at the more than 12,000 small holder peanut farmers in Haiti.
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Linezolid: Affordable generic access win highlights obstacles to life-saving treatment
With side effects that include stomach pain, vision problems, vomiting, diarrhea, and anemia as well as pain, weakness, and numbness in hands and feet, linezolid is not something you would take if you had much choice.
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Healthy moms give birth to ‘similar size babies’ worldwide
Washington: A new International study has revealed that babies born to healthy mothers are remarkably of the same size worldwide.
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Injecting healthcare into Nairobi’s slums
What is the significance of seven seconds?
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Developing Africa Through Effective, Socially Responsible Investing
VENTURES AFRICA – The SME space is seeing tremendous growth in Africa, with easier access to funds from financial institutions and government policies encouraging sector growth.
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New private equity fund targets microfinance institutions for women
It’s been a while in the making, but this week Women’s World Banking finally closed its first private equity fund to invest in microfinance enterprises that support women.
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South Africa’s cashless future relies on localisation, not innovation
South Africa’s perceived ‘failure to launch’ in respect to mobile money needs to be put into a global context. In the latest MasterCard Mobile Payments Readiness Index, only four countries – Singapore, Canada, the US and Kenya – score higher than 40 out of a possible 100. The inflection point, according to the report, sits at 60, highlighting the fact that in most cases mobile payments has been a solution looking for a problem.
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Kenya’s mobile innovation brings digital money closer
Kenyan financial services heavyweight Equity Bank is planning to roll out mobile banking services in July, using innovative paper-thin SIM technology.
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