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Airtel Africa Looks at $1 Billion London Listing
Airtel Africa is looking to trade on the main market of the London Stock Exchange , using its premium listing segment, which has more stringent rules than the European Union’s minimum requirements, and sell 25 percent of new shares to reduce existing debt.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vodacom, Safaricom To Acquire Rights To Vodafone’s M-Pesa
The deal, for 12 million euro ($13.4 million), will allow both companies to save in royalties paid to Vodafone.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Africa Is Leading the World in Plastic Bag Bans
The first phase of the country’s anti-plastic initiative began in 2017 to “protect the youth and environment,” with an initial ban on the manufacture of plastic bags and in-country distribution.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public policy
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A Young Entrepreneur Is Building the Amazon of Bangladesh
Blending online and offline commerce, Deligram is one of a number of emerging startups in the country.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- e-commerce
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Future Returns: Investing With a Gender Lens
Gender lens investing strategies have boomed in recent years, fueled by the #MeToo movement, increased awareness about how women often are treated, and a recognition that companies benefit when diversity and inclusion is fostered.
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- Investing
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Kenyan Consortium Launches Mobile Banking App
CBK Governor Dr. Patrick Njoroge said, "Until now, lending to MSMEs has been constrained by the lack of reliable information to assess their creditworthiness. The innovation in this product is the use of all data on customers' transactions to fill this gap. In that sense it is revolutionary."
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital finance, fintech, MSMEs
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The Man With a Tablet for Making Aid to African Countries Better
Struck by failings in the implementation of health projects, a Mozambican entrepreneur has turned to tech for a solution.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Shut Up, Ask Questions and Embrace the Struggle: Jed Emerson’s Plea to Impact Investors
Jed Emerson has never been afraid to tell it like it is. Now, after 30-odd years of exploring impact and purpose-driven capital – and eight books later – he believes the field has become ‘lazy’, offering superficial answers to humanity’s most difficult questions as we skip straight to the ‘how’ of tactics and strategy.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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