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Nigeria: Microfinance Banks Need More Financial Empowerment
The Managing Director, Fortis Micofinance Bank Plc, Mr. Kunle Oketikun has called for more financial empowerment for Nigerians.
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Strong signals for mobile banking
With 840 million phones potentially competing against less than 85,000 bank branches, there is no doubt over mobile banking’s potential to accelerate financial inclusion.
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Can Business Solve Poverty?
“Can business solve poverty? If you think it can, raise your hand.”When I asked that question from the podium earlier this week at the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs' (ANDE) annual meeting, nearly every one of the 200 members packed into the room raised a hand.
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Pfizer’s Adele Gulfo on the benefits of working with women-owned businesses
As women’s empowerment gains more visibility as a part of the global development agenda, companies are realizing that working with women-owned businesses pays off. Pfizer has discovered that working with women-owned businesses both benefits its business and helps achieve its goals of empowering women, said Adele Gulfo, president of Pfizer Latin America.
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Pharmaceutical firms profit from rising disease burden
A growing trend of ailments plaguing the Nigerian populace, including non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, cancer and diabetes, is offering huge growth prospects for pharmaceutical companies challenged to manufacture drugs to address the situation.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malaysia’s green tech growth needs innovation
Bank Negara says innovative financial solutions such as the Islamic Mudarabah can help facilitate the growth of green technology in Malaysia.
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Mobile money transforming Africa
A new study reveals just how different e-commerce is in Africa compared to global trends.
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In Financial Inclusion, Indonesia’s Policies and Banks Found Wanting
The direct relationship between financial inclusion and economic growth and development is well accepted globally. But when it comes to financial inclusion in Indonesia, there is quite a long way to go. The concept of financial inclusion not only embraces access to credit and loans for all, it also means access to bank accounts, insurance products and, equally importantly, financial education.
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