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Morgan Stanley Adds Six New $10,000 Minimum Impact Portfolios to Investing with Impact Platform
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management announced the launch of a new suite of Impact Portfolios with a $10,000 minimum on its Investing with Impact platform.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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As Tech Cold War Looms, Chinese Internet Giants Like Alibaba and Tencent Tackle Emerging Markets
Chinese internet titans are entering an era of global expansion, another phase of their exponential growth.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- digital finance, fintech
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Orange Eyes Ethiopia Move in Battle for New African Market
Orange SA is considering a bid for a minority stake in Ethiopia’s state-owned phone monopoly as Africa’s second-most populous country prepares to welcome foreign telecommunications investors for the first time.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Fintech Dominates Catalyst Fund’s 2019 Startup Cohort
The organization announced its 2019 startup cohort and three out of the four finance ventures — Chipper Cash, Salutat and Turaco — have an Africa focus (Brazil-based venture Diin, was the fourth).
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Facebook Plans Own Mobile Money Wallet Based on New Libra Currency
Facebook has released more details of its planned currency Libra. The first product will be a digital wallet designed to make it easy to save, spend and transfer money over the internet. The wallet will be available in Messenger, WhatsApp and as a standalone app, with an expected launch in 2020, the company said.
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- Finance, Technology
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M-Pesa, Airtel Money Set for Split in New Bill in Kenya
Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom Kenya will be required to split their telecommunications business from their mobile money transfer and lending units if a Bill set to be presented for debate in Parliament is passed into law.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uber Thinks Its Data Can Solve Nairobi’s Epic Traffic Jams
With more than 4.5 million people, traffic congestion in the Kenyan capital can be maddening, especially during peak hours. Rapid urbanization, a rise in the number of car owners, poor infrastructure, and an ad-hoc system of colorful matatu busses are jamming up the city’s streets, making them dirtier and deadlier than ever before.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Untapped Market for Digital Services to Transform African Agriculture Worth up to €2.3 Billion, New Report Finds
“Digitalisation can be a game-changer in modernising and transforming Africa’s agriculture, attracting young people to farming and allowing farmers to optimise production while also making them more resilient to climate change,” said Michael Hailu, Director of CTA.
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- Press Release
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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