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Tech Helps Cashmere Herders, Hazelnut Farmers Fight Soil Erosion in Asia
Nakimo benefited from a programme by social enterprise Mountain Hazelnuts that aims to find sustainable uses for fallow land and prevent soil erosion - an increasing challenge for small-scale farmers in the Himalayan nation.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: Securing Property and Land Rights in India
Secure property rights are fundamental to the economic and social development of any country. However, in India, we are faced with a curious conundrum where more than 70 percent of a household’s assets are held in land and housing, yet there is insufficient data and research on people’s property rights.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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How Fintech Can Help South-East Asia’s MSMEs Recover From COVID-19
Fintech is emerging as a crucial means of support for MSMEs during the pandemic as well as an opportunity to stimulate their growth in ways that benefit wider society.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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4,000 MSMEs and Youths in ASEAN Region Offered Digital Skills Training
Brunei launches ASEAN initiative to help small businesses and youths gain the skills needed in a digital economy.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Digital Payment Grows in Philippines Amid COVID-19 Fears
Digital payments are fast gaining currency in the Philippines as consumers ditch cash to avoid physical contact on worries over catching coronavirus.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Protecting Young Startups During COVID-19
The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than 60 percent of the world’s youth, about 700 million young people. It is estimated that they account for half of the jobless people in the region. Entrepreneurship offers a way out, and many are already taking this route.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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WhatsApp Partners with Youth NGO for Digital Business Training
To empower youngsters in digitizing their businesses, instant messaging platform WhatsApp has partnered with PJI to give six-month training on using digital business platforms to more than 1,000 students in 12 cities across Indonesia.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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Alibaba Cloud, Fintech Academy, Pfizer Accelerate Apac Healthcare Innovations
The startups selected under this alliance will receive 'infrastructure support and technological expertise from Alibaba Cloud, talent development and venture building support from Fintech Academy and scientific and commercialization knowledge from Pfizer'
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- Finance, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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