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How vaccines helped India defeat polio while Pakistan become a reservoir for the virus
The diverging fortunes of India and Pakistan in recent years show what an effective vaccination push can do to tackle disease.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- governance, vaccines
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Can telcos predict Mobile Money hotspots?
A study by CGAP looks at the relationship between voice call routes and money transfer, trying to help telcos focus their investment in mobile money solutions.
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Banks feud with Zimbabwe’s biggest telco
The sources say the situation, if not resolved, promises to get messy, as indications are that the banks would stop transacting with Steward Bank on the RTGS platform.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Microfinance as a tool for empowering conflict-affected communities
At a recently-held seminar organised by the Pathfinder Foundation in Colombo, a paper and three presentations were publicised under the theme ‘microfinance as a tool for empowering conflict-affected communities’.
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- Education
- Region
- South Asia
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Opinion : Why Bitcoin Matters
A mysterious new technology emerges, seemingly out of nowhere, but actually the result of two decades of intense research and development by nearly anonymous researchers
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- digital payments
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Press Release : Case Foundation Commits $100,000 to Georgetown Global Social Enterprise Initiative
Grant to Support Impact Investing Initiatives, Including Policy Coordination with the Social Impact Investment Task Force
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- impact investing
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Three Myths on the World’s Poor
Three Myths on the World's PoorBill and Melinda Gates call foreign aid a phenomenal investment that's transforming the world.
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Lloyds Bank encourages entrepreneurs to start a social enterprise
Lloyds Bank has partnered with the School for Social Entrepreneurs to re-launch its social initiative offering entrepreneurs funding and mentoring in order to start and develop a charity.
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