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Pakistan Fights Poverty with A Gig Platform
A website similar to LinkedIn connects offline workers in the South Asian country with potential employers.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- employment
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Water access and sanitation shape birth outcomes and earning potential
"What we think is most likely is that carrying heavy loads of water requires a lot of calories, and that many women aren't consuming enough healthy food during pregnancy to sustain the micronutrient needs to grow a healthy baby," said study co-author Kelly Baker, an assistant professor of occupational and environmental health.
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- WASH
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- South Asia
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- public health
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India prime minister says financial tech needs to be a ‘movement’ — not a ‘mechanism’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that development of financial technology, or fintech, should be a movement that can improve the lives of the world's most marginalized people.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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ENGIE acquires controlling stake in Simpa Energy India
Simpa Energy India is the leading rural rooftop solar provider in India, selling solar home systems (SHS) to households and small businesses in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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Alipay to acquire 45% shares of Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank
Alipay is a part of the internet giant Alibaba, which is Chinese retail, internet, technology, and AI company. On the other hand, Telenor Microfinance bank is Pakistan’s first scheduled microfinance bank that provides small loans to people who aim to set up their own business to come out of poverty.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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- microfinance
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World Bank’s $172 million loan to make farming viable in Andhra Pradesh, India
World Bank has signed an agreement with the government of India and government of Andhra Pradesh to extend a loan of $172.2 million to help turn farming in Andhra a financially viable activity.
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- Agriculture
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- South Asia
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Viewpoint: How AI will transform India’s job scene
It will prod policy-makers to re-skill workers, rethink social policy, and examine the employment potential of new sectors
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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India’s Biggest Private Company Gets Paid on a Blockchain
Reliance Industries, India’s largest private sector firm, has successfully participated in its first ever trade finance transaction powered by blockchain technology.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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