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Unitus Seed Fund India Receives SEBI Approval for Impact Investing
Ravi Venkatesan joins as Venture Partner; Atul Bindal joins investment committee.
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Bon Voyage, Bitcoin: Digital Currency Companies Leave the U.S.
After clashing with regulators and being blacklisted by many banks and credit unions, many emerging-payments companies are seeking a warmer welcome outside the U.S.
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Haiti’s new generation of doctors hope to revive ailing health sector, rebuild country
A cholera epidemic, one of the highest malnutrition and maternal mortality rates in Latin America and an ill-equipped health sector are not putting off a new generation of Haitian doctors born and trained in the Caribbean nation.
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New Solar Lamp for African Villagers
On a continent where more than half the population lives off-the-grid, many African villagers can neither afford nor acquire simple solar lamps. Instead, they have to rely on dangerous kerosene products to light their homes.
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The Next Frontier: Transforming Healthcare in Africa
Strategic public-private partnerships are going beyond traditional philanthropy to solve Africa's health challenges and promote development.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania Reaches Out to People Without Accounts
Tanzania wants to capture the 50% of the population who are unbanked by 2016 after the launch of the National Financial Inclusion Framework.
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Crowdfunding and Climate Innovation: The Next Steps are in Funding Impact Investing
The future of Impact Investing and Crowdfunding was on display in Nairobi, Kenya last week.
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Mobile Money for the Unbanked
Mobile money and virtual currencies for cross border remittances: opportunity or risk?
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