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Seminar on Islamic microfinance: SBP stresses upon Islamic finance industry to develop Islamic microfinance
State Bank of Pakistan has stressed upon the Islamic finance industry should take steps to make individual as well as collaborative efforts to develop Islamic microfinance in the country.
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- South Asia
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How Clean Toilets Can Help Improve the Health of Undernourished Children in India
Thirty-eight percent of India’s children are stunted, according to a recent report by The Lancet on malnutrition. That means that nearly 62 million children in India will not reach their full physical or mental potential.Reducing that number – and we must if India is to reach its fullest potential – is a big effort, one that’s been under way for some time.
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The low cost technology saving premature babies’ lives
Every year more than 20 million babies are born prematurely or with low birth weight - and an estimated 450 of them die each hour.Yet most of these deaths could be avoided by simply keeping them warm.
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- South Asia
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Rival Economists in Public Battle Over Cure for India’s Poverty
She is 7 years old, covered in dirt and spends her days asking for food from pedestrians and drivers in one of this city’s central business districts.
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BASF to develop ‘base of pyramid’ products at India R&D unit
At a time when foreign investors are shunning India due to uncertain economic scenario, BASF, world’s biggest chemical company, is still bullish on the country. The company is setting up its research and development (R&D) hub in the country to develop products for lower income segments as well as emerging middle class, or the ‘base of pyramid’. It sees a market potential of of 100 million euros, or Rs 850 crore, by 2020 for the products developed at the R&D hub.
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What went wrong with India’s TB control
The story today is a far cry from the 1960s, when we led the developing countries’ fight against the disease
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Vinod Khosla-backed Unitus Seed Fund to invest up to Rs 1 cr in Caravan Craft
Unitus Seed Fund, backed by marquee investor Vinod Khosla has made its third investment of the year, funding Bangalore-based Caravan Craft Retail, as capital flow increases for social ventures in areas beyond micro-finance.
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Pedaling for progress with cargo bikes
For Victoria Holanda, fetching water used to be a backbreaking chore. “Dati ay suson naming mag-asawa ang isang kawayan; ang timba ay nasa gitna naming dalawa,” she recalled. “Inaabot kami ng tatlong oras araw-araw sa pag-igib ng tubig mula sa isang bukal na 500 metro ang layo sa bahay namin.”
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