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Mastercard Exec Discusses Business Opportunities and Challenges in India
India has some challenges because it is such a huge country. The population is divided into different strata of people whom you are trying to reach out to.
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Crowdfunding Platform Nyaya Raises Cash for Healthcare for Nepal’s Poor
In December, the New York-based NGO officially launched its Crowdfund Health portal to solicit donations to fund health care for the poor.
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State Bank of Pakistan Outlines 6-point Action Plan to Boost Agri Financing
The agenda includes launch of countrywide onternship programme for 100 top agri graduates, to be funded under the ADB’s Improving Access to Financial Services Endowment Fund.
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- Agriculture
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Payment Banks as Financial Levellers
Payment banks and universal electronic bank accounts can bring about genuine financial inclusion
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Impact Investments Seek to Solve Social or Environmental Challenges while Generating Financial Profit
Elevar Equity, an impact investor, is looking to raise its third fund with a target corpus of $75 million by end-2014.
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Nathealth and Nasscom in Pact to Deliver Healthcare Services in India
“The idea is that healthcare cannot go to next level without IT. So, there is an opportunity for businesses to collaborate."
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Merck Serono Supports India’s Two-tier Drug Pricing Policy
The US Chamber of Commerce may think India is an inhospitable terrain for innovation, but surprisingly, Big Pharma doesn't agree.
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- Education, Health Care
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Reserve Bank of India Eases Lending Norms for Microfinance Institutions
Move gives more leeway to medium-sized micro lenders to price their loans based on their cost borrowings
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- governance, microfinance