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Why Jumia Seems to Be Getting It Right in Africa
Despite difficulties and some naysayers, Nigerian start-up Jumia shows the way by finding an e-commerce niche in Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce
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Press Release: More Than Half a Million Rohingya Refugees Receive Identity Documents, Most for the First Time
This comprehensive registration being simultaneously carried out in all refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar – is meant to ensure the accuracy of data on refugees in Bangladesh, giving national authorities and humanitarian partners a better understanding of the population and their needs.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- data, digital identity, refugees
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PayPal Helps Entrepreneurs With MetLife and Village Capital
PayPal, venture capital firm Village Capital and financial health expert, MetLife Foundation, have come to together to launch Finance Forward – a global coalition to support fresh entrepreneurs.
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- Finance, Health Care
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Reserve Bank of India Allows Fintech Companies, Financial Institutions to Set up Regulatory Sandbox
The RBI said the RS fosters 'learning by doing' on all sides and regulators obtain first-hand empirical evidence on the benefits and risks of emerging technologies and their implications.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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- fintech, regulations, startups
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More African Countries Are Looking to Tax Mobile Money Transactions
Just over a year ago, Uganda’s regulators introduced a so-called social media tax and a levy on mobile money transactions. Uganda is not alone: Industry research from 2017 shows up to 26% of the taxes paid in the mobile industry in 12 Sub-Saharan countries were industry-specific.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political Opponents
Employees embedded with cybersecurity forces in Uganda and Zambia intercepted encrypted communications and used cell data to track opponents, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Investors Embrace ESG Investing but Don’t Target Gun Stocks
Several large banks last year limited financing for gun makers and retailers, but the move had little impact on an industry whose many small manufacturers are able to tap other sources of credit.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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Report: India Will Soon Run out of Water; ‘Extremely High’ Crisis Level
India, ranked 13 on Aqueduct's list of "extremely highly" water stressed countries, has more than three times the population of the other 16 countries in this category combined, the report said.
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- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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