-
In 2014 the next billion will access the mobile internet—at $20 a handset
The total number of mobile subscriptions will exceed 7 billion by 2014, according to the International Telecommunications Union.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Tags
- mobile finance
-
Central Bank of Nigeria moves to enhance financial services to Nigerians
Nigeria felt that it is lagging behind some of its peer countries in Africa.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
P2P lending service Renrendai handed $130 million to get a head start in China’s microfinance sector
Renrendai reported it facilitated RMB 1 billion ($165.2 million) in loans as of August 2013, with a 276 percent year-on-year increase in the first half of last year.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- microfinance
-
What’s Holding Back China’s Mobile-Money Market?
China further solidified its position as a market that could greatly impact payments in 2013
- Categories
- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Viral load tests ‘could transform HIV treatment failure’
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for an increased use of viral load monitoring to improve treatment outcomes of HIV patients, in its latest study on testing in Africa.
- Categories
- Education, Health Care
- Tags
- failure
-
More jobs? Forget IT, look at healthcare instead
Finance and information technology may be the sectors everybody wants to be in. But when it comes to jobs creation in a growing economy like India, these sectors are turning out to be laggards as they are less labour-intensive. Health and construction sectors are the ones that have the potential to create more jobs.
- Categories
- Education, Health Care
-
Cease-fires only defense in battle against polio
Once virtually eradicated, polio again stalks the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. The innocent victims are mostly young children. The perpetrators are insurgents and indifferent governments. The polio resurgence is preventable and it is time to pull out an old but proven technique to halt its spread: Days of Tranquility.
- Categories
- Health Care
-
Canada supports Peru’s efforts in healthcare innovation
Peru’s National Council for Science, Technology, & Technological Innovation (Concytec) and Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, have announced a collaborative agreement that will support ‘Stars in Global Health’ innovators based in Peru.
- Categories
- Health Care
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.