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Flipkart Launches ‘Samarth’ to Empower Indian Artisans, Weavers, Craftsmen
This move will open up national market access for these underserved communities.
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- South Asia
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Ripple Takes Fright at Congressional Pushback on Digital Currencies
In the face of a Congressional onslaught against Facebook and its putative digital currency Libra, Ripple chiefs Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen have penned an open letter to lawmakers urging them not to paint all fiat alternatives with the same brush.
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- North America
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Myanmar Telco Frontiir Bags $30M From UK Development Finance Group
CDC's investment will help Frontiir connect over 2 million people on the internet in Myanmar.
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- Asia Pacific
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GSMA signs $46.5M funding partnership with DFID
The partnership will unearth critical insights on the needs of the underserved and identify and invest in mobile-enabled innovations and business models which can drive inclusion at scale.
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Google Is Using Maps to Try and Bring Order to One of Africa’s Most Chaotic Cities
The service now has a new “informal directions” interface dedicated to traveling with public transport buses, known locally as danfo. The interface will also include danfo fare estimates and levels of busyness at local bus stops.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bill Gates and Former Bass Guitarist Aim to Change Health Care
The Gates Foundation makes its first equity investment in online health care with stake in Indonesia’s Halodoc.
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- Asia Pacific
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The Promise of e-Commerce in Africa Might Not Be Where We Think
E-commerce is often discussed in the context of consumers and customer satisfaction but for many investors and analysts most of their focus is spent looking under the hood—trying to understand how the retailer, which they really see as a logistics company, manages its supply chain.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Power Outage and Mobile Money Blackout Expose the Vulnerability of Zimbabwe’s Economy
In what seems like a never-ending cycle of misery for ordinary Zimbabweans in the last year, it is likely there will be more power cuts and ultimately more economic disruption due to the country’s currency troubles and—now, climate change.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa