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White House Names Intended Nominee for Top Job at New US DFI
Boehler, who is a relative unknown to the development community, has been serving as the director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and is a senior adviser to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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- Finance
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- North America
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Myanmar Telco Frontiir Bags $30M From UK Development Finance Group
CDC's investment will help Frontiir connect over 2 million people on the internet in Myanmar.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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GSMA signs $46.5M funding partnership with DFID
The partnership will unearth critical insights on the needs of the underserved and identify and invest in mobile-enabled innovations and business models which can drive inclusion at scale.
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- Finance, Technology
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Why the Next Fintech Wave in Latin America will focus on B2B
While consumer-focused Fintech companies are still attracting the lion’s share of investments, here’s a look at why the next wave of Fintech innovation in Latin America will focus on solutions for SMEs.
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- Latin America
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Beyonce’s ‘Lion King’-Inspired Album, And Africa As An Emerging Market
"Despite its huge influence on music repertoire across the globe, most countries in Africa have not historically been significant markets for the international music industry. Today, that is beginning to change."
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa’s Cities Are About to Boom – and Maybe Explode
Sub-Saharan Africa is already 40 percent urban, while tens of millions of people are flooding into cities every year.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fintech Decacorn Nubank Raises $400M Led by TCV
Nubank announced a few weeks ago that it will start to expand its offerings to Mexico and Argentina. Over the past year, the company has expanded its product offerings to include personal loans and cash withdrawal options as part of its digital savings accounts.
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- Finance
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- Latin America
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Africell to Spend $100M on Mobile Infrastructure, Fintech in Africa
Africell founder and chief executive Ziad Dalloul told Reuters the money would help fund infrastructure investments for its operations in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia and Sierra Leone.
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- Finance, Investing, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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