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Kenya: Have an Unpaid Water Bill? Kiss Getting Loans Goodbye
If you fail to pay your water, electricity or telephone bills, you will find it very difficult to borrow money from any financial institution.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: How to Keep the Asian Development Bank Relevant in a Changing Asia
If any economist had said when the Asian Development Bank was founded, that in just 45 years China would become the world's second-largest economy and India the fourth in terms of purchasing power parity, he would have been dismissed.
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- Environment, Technology
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- South Asia
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Can Islamic Finance Bridge Asia’s Infrastructure Deficit?
The global Islamic debt securities (sukuk) market has grown rapidly, from just US$15 billion in 2001 to US$281 billion in 2013. This increase has been led by Malaysia, which accounts for nearly 60 per cent of total outstanding sukuk.
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Lok Capital Sells its Stake and Leaves RuralShores Business Services
mpact investment firm Lok Capital has exited its portfolio company RuralShores Business Services by selling its stake in the rural business process outsourcing (BPO) company to an unnamed strategic investor.
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- Investing
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PRESS RELEASE: New CEO to Join EGG-energy Team
We’re delighted to announce that Malcolm Wigmore will be joining EGG-energy Tanzania Limited as our new CEO. Jamie Yang, our founding CEO, will remain as President of EGG-energy Incorporated (USA).
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- Energy, Environment
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British student founds social enterprise for electronic waste management in Nigeria
A student from the University of Northampton has made it his mission to tackle the growing problem of electrical waste in Nigeria by launching his own social enterprise.
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- Education, Environment
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Jobs at bottom of the pyramid will get automated: Wipro
Wipro, India?s third-largest IT services exporter, added just 241 people to its total headcount in FY14 with focus on automating mundane processes and hiring individuals with specific, rather than generic, skills. Saurabh Govil, senior VP ? HR, in an interview with Sayan Chakraborty, said that in a fast-changing technology environment, there is a lot of stress on reskilling employees.
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3 questions as GAVI approaches next replenishment
The GAVI Alliance is gearing up for a new replenishment, in which the organization plans to ask for more funds than it ever has before.
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- Health Care
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