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Here’s How Governments Can Help Mobile Phones Become a Humanitarian Lifeline
As the COVID-19 pandemic strikes poor and vulnerable people all over the world, mobile phones have become a lifeline for many.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Mastercard Accelerate Ignites Next Generation of Fintech Disruptors and Partners To Build the Future of Commerce
11 companies join the Start Path startup engagement program; nearly 50 new deals signed to Engage network to help customers make growth ambitions a reality.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment, Investing, Technology
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Bank Mitras in India: How Agents of Financial Inclusion Were Neglected During the Pandemic
The bank mitras continue to work without defined working provisions and under inadequate remuneration, observed the AIBEA in a letter addressed to the bankers’ body.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Financial Inclusion Helps Youth Mitigate COVID-19 Impact
Recognizing this, financial regulators and policymakers should consider a series of factors when developing financial inclusion policies in the context of COVID-19 and beyond.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Analysis: Fully Digitalized Farming Is Nearly a Reality. Emerging Economies Must Keep Pace
It is no secret that the future of farming is fully digital. It is also no secret that farming at present is already largely digital.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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- financial health
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Press Release: Africa Minigrid Benchmarking Report Launched
New data confirms distributed energy minigrids most reliable, affordable option for African governments seeking effective rural electrification and improved livelihoods, but lengthy and unpredictable approvals stymie growth.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: In July, Clean Energy Employment Gains Slowed to a Crawl
Report from BW Research shows an addition of 3,200 jobs last month
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment
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- SDGs
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Standard Chartered & Airtel Africa Partner to Drive Financial Inclusion Across Africa
Standard Chartered Bank has announced that the bank has entered into a strategic collaboration with Airtel Africa to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa by providing customers with increased access to mobile financial services.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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