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Aavishkar Hopes to Close $75 M Frontier Fund, Take Impact Investing Model Beyond India
Set to take its impact investing model to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pakistan
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Huge Opportunities Await Indian Health Investors in Africa
In 2012, Africa accounted for almost a quarter of India's drug exports.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Indian Microfinance Body Seeks RBI Nod for Self-regulatory Status
Last year, the RBI had released guidelines on self-regulation by MFIs in accordance with the recommendations of the Malegam panel set up by the apex bank earlier to look into regulatory aspects of micro-lending following the Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis of 2010.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- governance, microfinance
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Women entrepreneurs struggle for funding in India
A majority of women entrepreneurs in India cannot access institutional finance for many reasons, including the fact that fewer of them have title rights on property that can be used as collateral.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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India Has Millions of Female Entrepreneurs and They Need Easier Access to Money
While there may not be many women occupying the executive offices of India, the country is home to literally millions of female entrepreneurs, in charge of their own tiny businesses, according to estimates by the International Finance Corp.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Microfinance Institutions Network Seeks Early Implementation of Mor Panel Report in India
"Our customers are demanding number of banking services from MFIs. They want services beyond loan offerings, including insurance, invesment opportunities, inter-bank trading services, where banks find it difficult to provide services due to various reasons," said Alok Prasad, chief executive officer (CEO), MFIN.
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- Uncategorized
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Experts Say: India and Africa Should Form Working Group on Healthcare
ndia and the African countries should mull forming a working group to explore healthcare cooperation, stakeholders and experts said on Monday.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Biocon Launches e-healthcare Programme in Odisha, India
Biotech major Biocon in partnership with Canara Bank and Odisha government has initiated an e-healthcare programme for the underprivileged and rural communities in the state.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia