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Micro-finance: the fuel or fall of entrepreneurship in emerging markets?
The advent of micro-finance has ignited hopes that micro-entrepreneurs would now have one less obstacle in their way.
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Indian company to install 15,000 ATMs in the next 3 years
India is an under-penetrated ATM market with only 98 ATMs for every one million people.
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- South Asia
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Look beyond the obvious for mobile payments’ value proposition
Analysys Mason senior adviser Tim Harrabin predicts that the end of the physical wallet is near.
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New Study Finds Cash Alone Effective Way to Fight Poverty
The study found that poor recipients spent the money on a broad variety of items, including food, shelter, and productive assets, leading to significant improvements in income, food security, and psychological well-being.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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LIC ties up with NGOs for covering lower strata
Aam Admi Bima Yojana provides insurance to earning members of rural landless families; LIC has covered 4.8 million beneficiaries so far. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has tied up with 31 non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Lucknow division for offering insurance cover to the bottom of the pyramid.
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Citi’s CEO talks of bank’s microfinance initiatives
Citigroup has long had a major position in emerging markets including in South America, Asia and Africa, and at an event in London CEO Mike Corbat discussed the bank’s efforts in microfinance.
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ImpactAssets launches free online resource for impact investors and their advisors
The annual compilation includes experienced fund managers representing a broad range of investment opportunities that deliver social and/or environmental benefits along with financial returns.
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Why the banker who helped millions of Bangladeshis out of poverty became his country’s enemy number one
Muhammad Yunus is fêted by world leaders, renowned internationally and a national hero at home. All of which makes it harder to explain why the government in his native Bangladesh is trying to destroy him.
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- Asia Pacific