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Risky Business – Is China Wavering in Africa?
Last month, officials from the Chinese Development Bank arrived in Ghana to re-negotiate a $3 billion oil-backed infrastructure deal.
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Man Denies He’s Bitcoin Founder
The man Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin denied he had anything to do with the digital currency.
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Kenya’s Mobile Money Competition to Heat Up
Traditional mobile money transfer companies in Kenya could be headed for tight competition if other large volume traders are given licences to enter the field.
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Behavioral Change Tops Challenges for Mobile Money Use in West Africa
Cultural factors slow down the embrace of mobile money services.
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OPINION: Mobile and Money Remittance – A Perfect Match
Mobile makes money transfers faster and more convenient and it has the potential to reduce bottlenecks in branches.
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The Major Hurdles to Impact Investing
mpact investing faces too many challenges to be adopted by institutional investors en masse, according to Hewitt EnnisKnupp.
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Study – Climate Change Hampers Fight Against Malaria
Unless disease-monitoring and control efforts are boosted and sustained, the disease will spread to new high-altitude areas, making populations living there particularly vulnerable because of a lack of immunity.
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10,000 Women’s Perspectives on Non-Communicable Diseases – A New Global Survey
Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action Explores Impact of NCDs on Women
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