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GE Healthcare India aims for 15-20% growth in 2013
Global medical technologies major GE Healthcare today said it was aiming for 15 to 20 per cent growth in India operations during this year.
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Apollo Hospitals Group readies higher dose of telemedicine
In a first of its kind initiative in the healthcare sector, Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals Group is soon going to launch the next version of telemedicine, a web-based platform with a ‘Skype-like’ video conferencing tool embedded’.
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- Health Care, Technology
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To treat innovation ills, remove funding roadblocks
The effects of the federal shutdown, combined with budget cuts implemented this year as a result of sequestration, pose a significant barrier to healthcare innovation in both the public and private sectors.
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- Education, Health Care
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Indian Banks complete first phase of financial inclusion
Commercial banks have achieved the target of providing banking outlets to all villages in Karnataka, with a population of over 2,000 people.
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- South Asia
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MTN and Uganda’s Crane Bank Launch Mobile Money ATM Cash Out Service
In a partnership with Crane Bank – one of Uganda’s largest indigenous banks – the MTN Mobile Money cash out service allows MTN customers to withdraw money from Crane Bank’s ATMs using their phone.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya Mobile Money Transactions Jump 21.8% Despite Tax Increase
A recent report by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has revealed mobile payments in the East African country jumped 21.8 percent year-on-year to Sh1.2 trillion ($14.2 billion) at the end of August from Sh987.2 billion ($11.6 billion), despite a government hike in transaction charges.
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Can you make money and feel good about it?
Want to make money while helping the people around you? Impact investing may have the answer.
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- impact investing
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Social Stock Exchange – the rise of international competitors
The UK is no longer the only country with a social stock exchange, as Canada follows suit with its own version
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