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Indian MFIs Say All Is Now Well in Loan Repayment
While India’s cash-dominated microfinance sector was reeling under stress following the recall of high value currencies, sector leaders such as Ujjivan Financial Services and Bharat Financial Inclusion have come forward to defuse concerns raised by stakeholders.
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- South Asia
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In Thailand, $3 a Month Could Boost Migrant Health
Among the estimated 1 million migrants living in Thailand along the remote Thai-Burmese border, threats to health abound.Infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis, diarrheal conditions and dengue fever run rampant.
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China’s Zhongyuan Bank to Replicate Grameen Microcredit Model
Zhongyuan Bank Co Ltd, a leading banking group in China, has signed an agreement with Grameen Trust for replicating Grameen Bank's microcredit model on a large scale in China.
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Catching the FinTech wave: A survey on FinTech in Malaysia
In 2015 and the first half of 2016, US$345 million, representing 11% of total venture capital funding in Southeast Asia went into FinTech. The region’s growing economies and relatively large underbanked populations make it doubly attractive for new market entrants. We set out to assess Malaysian financial service players’ attitudes towards this emerging segment through an online survey and several interviews of top management from both the incumbents and newcomers.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- fintech, venture capital
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After battling women’s rights groups for years, India is finally rolling out injectable contraceptives
Indian women bear an unfair burden when it comes to reproductive health and contraception. With the culture of shame that surrounds sex, and therefore sexual health, and the still-limited access to healthcare, women often struggle to make informed choices about contraceptives. So, while basic awareness has been on the rise, usage remains limited.
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India’s demonetization makes low-deposit accounts ‘parking lots for black money’
Jan Dhan accounts, integral to the Modi government’s plan for financial inclusion and direct benefit transfer, were meant to have a transformational role in the uplift of the underprivileged, but, ironically, demonetisation has made them a parking lot for black money. Official sources told FE that these accounts saw transactions of R19,250 crore in the 10 days to November 19; over R15,000 crore was deposited and some R4,250 crore was withdrawn.
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China may open its Pharma industry to India for mutual gain
India's pharmaceuticals sector which is "slightly outperforming" that of China can benefit from the vast Chinese market for generic drugs and the acquisition of Gland Pharma by a Chinese company could prompt Beijing to open its pharma industry to Indian firms, the official media said.
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Note Ban May Exacerbate India’s Public Health Crisis
A spate of deaths due to hospitals refusing to accept invalid currency notes has come to attention after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement invalidating 86% of India’s currency on November 8.
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