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ADB, IDB Presidents discuss interregional partnership and shared challenges
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno met today to discuss how the two regions can step up joint efforts to tackle shared opportunities and challenges, such as increased economic integration, private sector development, rising inequality, and a lack of opportunities for the poor.
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Expert Slams Crowdfunding As A ‘Fad’
Crowdfunding’s dismal record in securing substantial investment for entrepreneurs has made it an unsustainable platform for businesses in the long run, according to a London Business School enterprise expert.
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First women’s bond from World Bank raises $165 million
Bonds tied to social or environmental targets are part of a new trend of social finance, as a growing class of investors seek to bridge the gap between philanthropy and pure financial returns.
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New Micro Lending Program to Pump Cash into Detroit
Amid the Motor City’s ongoing bankruptcy eligibility trial, the launch of a new lending program is likely welcomed news for Detroit small businesses.
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Why mobile money can work in rural areas
Mobile money is an important means of facilitating the transfer of funds across rural areas in Africa, but services are often designed to function in a specific way – which might not be to the benefit of all who are making use of them.
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New Report Finds $5 Billion in Investments in FinTech for Financially Underserved Americans
Study Tracking Investment Activity in FinTech Companies with Potential to Help Financially Underserved Consumers Shows Growing Market, Investor Opportunity, and Emphasis on Payments and Specialty Credit Technologies
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UN and World Bank to boost support for women’s health, girls’ education in Africa’s Sahel
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim pledged today to support an initiative to improve women’s reproductive health and girls’ education in Africa’s Sahel region, and to invest $200 million in a new project to achieve these goals.
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Nigerian Governor – Why We’re Training Health Professionals
To address the dearth of medical personnel in public hospitals in Kano State, the state government has embarked on a deliberate strategy of training indigenes in medical and related-courses, the state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso has revealed.
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