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MobiKash launches mobile merchant payment service in Kenya
MobiKash Afrika has unveiled a merchant payment service to deliver mobile money transactions in real time, making cashless transactions at the grassroots level a reality for thousands of Kenyans.
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In India, Telcos Ride Piggy Back on Migrant Workers, Bet Big on Mobile Money
KOCHI: If the initial responses are any indication, the ubiquitous mobile phone is set to become a tool for financial inclusion in Ernakulam district.
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Somaly Mam: The Holy Saint (and Sinner) of Sex Trafficking
Nestled on the banks of the Mekong River, Thloc Chhroy looks like the typical rural Cambodian village. Mango trees thick with fruit are everywhere.
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Teaching People Not Just to Fish, But to Build Businesses Too
As USAID’s annual letter this year notes, in development it is no longer enough to teach a farmer to grow a new crop—or in this case, to fish. Our work isn’t done until we help a farmer learn to run a successful business too. This is precisely what is happening in Bangladesh.
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Selling affordable water filters to the bottom of the pyramid
In a five-year span, Chandrasekaran Jayaraman (Chandra) visited approximately 1,000 villages in India to restore dilapidated temples and heritage structures. He first discovered the problem when visiting some villages in Chennai, noticing that most buildings had heavy vegetation but were still standing strong.
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Merck’s Expansion Plans in Africa And its Continental Outlook
Dr Karl-Ludwig Kley, Merck CEO and Chairman of Executive board is a man who believes in Africa and says Merck is in the continent to stay. Read on as he talks to Africa Science News
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TriLinc Global Impact Fund Makes Impact Investment in Peru
TriLinc Global Impact Fund approves a new $3.0 million revolving trade finance facility to a Peruvian insulated wire company, bringing total financing commitments as of May 28, 2014 to $28.7 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development in Latin America and Southeast Asia
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Making Money Pay: Direct Cash Transfers in Kenya
According to proponents, direct cash transfers not only cut out admin costs and losses to corruption. They are also more empowering and effective.
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