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Why crowdfunding for start-ups could turn out to be a huge mess
Rules under consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission would allow start-ups to "crowdfund" their businesses, raising capital from people who have traditionally been barred from making such risky investments.
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Africa leads in mobile banking
Mobile banking activity is highest in Africa, led by Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya - which has the reputation for being the world's mobile money pace-setter with M-Pesa.
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Business Scales Up Action to Combat Global Malnutrition
Announced today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, forty global companies have now joined together to take global action against malnutrition.
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Janssen announces new group targeting unmet global health needs
“To solve today’s greatest public health challenges, it’s essential that we emphasize the needs of the developing world in equal measure to those of the developed world,” said Paul Stoffels, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson & Johnson and Worldwide Chairman of Janssen.
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Janssen announces new group targeting unmet global health needs
“To solve today’s greatest public health challenges, it’s essential that we emphasize the needs of the developing world in equal measure to those of the developed world,” said Paul Stoffels, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson & Johnson and Worldwide Chairman of Janssen.
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- Education, Health Care
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To Achieve Good Health We Need Good Education
Maternal deaths have fallen from 540,000 a year in 1990 to 287,000 in 2010, and the momentum is there for to save even more lives of mothers and their precious infants.
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Safaricom launches mobile micro-insurance service
Kenyan operator Safaricom, Britam and Changamka Health have launched a micro-insurance health cover service which enables Kenyans to make contributions via M-Pesa, looking to increase the level of medical insurance cover in the country.
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Efforts to Advance Financial Inclusion of Children and Youth Get Boost
MasterCard and Child & Youth Finance International (CYFI) announced a global strategic partnership aimed at advancing financial capabilities of children and youth, according to MasterCard
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