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Pakistan’s financial inclusion strategy to create 3 million jobs in five years, says finance minister
The government is fully committed to improving the livelihood of Pakistanis through job creation, promoting entrepreneurship and enhancing access to formal financial services in an efficient and affordable manner, emphasised Finance Minister Asad Umar.
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Viewpoint: The Modi Years: Have banking services become more accessible for Indians?
The Jan Dhan Yojana led to an increase in the number of bank accounts. But credit facilities have not expanded.
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- South Asia
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Microsoft to launch social entrepreneur accelerator programme in March
"Microsoft has always been an ardent enabler of the start-up ecosystem in the country," Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said in a statement.
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Mastercard and Angaza shine for payments in emerging markets
San Francisco-based Angaza provides a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) embedded metering and monitoring technology, while Mastercard brings its digital payment solutions and infrastructure including QR technology.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
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India’s microfinance industry posts 43% growth in Q3
The total number of microfinance accounts witnessed an annual growth of 24.3 per cent.
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Yale University to fund sustainable health startup initiative in India
"As the first signature programme of the Yale Institute for Global Health, we are very excited to launch new and cost-effective solutions that will have a significant impact on the health of communities in India, the US and around the world," Sten Vermund, Dean, Yale School of Public Health, said.
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Press release: Social Alpha and Tata Trusts-PATH Impact Lab announce the winning innovations of the ‘Social Alpha Quest for Healthcare Innovations’
Social Alpha Quest for Healthcare Innovations program is an intensive 12 - 15 months program where the cohort will receive comprehensive support from Social Alpha and Tata Trusts–PATH Impact Lab to scale their innovations to the next stage of product development.
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Study: How microfinance may lead to indebtedness
The authors found that more than 56% of the households in rural areas and 35% in urban areas were over-indebted, on the basis of a survey of 280 rural and urban households from microfinance markets across 10 districts in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Kerala and West Bengal in 2015-2016.
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