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Bandhan Bank Shares Have Gained 54% Since Lockdown Started — But the Numbers Will Reveal the Real Damage to Rural India From COVID-19
As one of India's largest microfinance institutions, its balance sheet will reflect the true state of affairs in rural areas.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- microfinance
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3 Ways COVID-19 Could Actually Spark a Better Future for Africa
A lack of essential healthcare supplies has triggered a debate about the necessary industrialization of Africa.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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What More Could Donors Be Doing on COVID-19?
Development professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean are most frustrated with donors’ response — 88% of respondents based there feel donors are not doing enough, followed by 79% in North America.
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Study Examines India’s Policies for Financial Inclusion of the Unbanked
With about 190 million unbanked adults, India is second only to China among developing countries in the number of residents who don't have bank accounts or participate in the formal financial sector, according to World Bank.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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Estonia-based Fintech AskRobin, which Aims to Serves Underbanked Latin Americans, Secures $1.7 Million in Capital
AskRobin, a fintech firm that manages a financial services marketplace for underbanked Latin American clients, has secured $1.7 million in capital.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Mastercard Expands Global Commitment To Connect 1B People
Mastercard’s latest pledge builds on its 2015 financial inclusion effort to bring financial services to 500 million people. It also builds on the firm’s goals of reaching out to people all over the world who are facing physical and financial health issues due to COVID-19.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Data Around COVID-19 Is a Mess and Here’s Why That Matters
Aid organizations use data to help understand needs and target their interventions – but their analyses and responses are only as good as the data at hand.
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- Coronavirus
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- data, public health, public policy, research
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In Philanthropy, Race Is Still a Factor in Who Gets What, Study Finds
The data is being released to show the philanthropic community how entrenched and persistent unequal funding is, said Cheryl L. Dorsey, president of Echoing Green
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- data, philanthropy, research
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