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Report: Equity Bank Commended for Financial Inclusion of Refugees
Equity Bank has been featured in a recent report by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Bridgespan titled “Private Sector and Refugees: Pathways to Scale.”
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PalmPay, Visa Partner to Drive Financial Inclusion Across Africa
In a statement made available to The Guardian, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Fintech and Ventures at Visa, Otto Williams, said the goal of advancing financial inclusion was the driving force for the collaboration, noting that the partnership would benefit consumers and merchants not previously addressed by traditional financial services across Africa.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BBOXX Bags $8m Loan to Accelerate Solar Home Systems in Rwanda
Next generation utility BBOXX has secured an $8 million loan from the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF).
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN, Barclays to Broaden Financial Inclusion in Zambia
KASAKA is an interest-bearing savings account that is available to all MTN Mobile Money customers by Barclays Zambia via the JUMO platform and serves as the next step in widening the offering of financial services products to the unserved and underserved population in Zambia.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Millennials ‘Make Farming Sexy’ in Africa, Where Tilling the Soil Once Meant Shame
In some parts of the world, farmers are viewed with respect and cultivating the land is seen as an honorable trade. But in a region where most agriculture is still for subsistence — relying on cutlass, hoe and a hope for rain — farming is a synonym for poverty.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Africa Looks at $1 Billion London Listing
Airtel Africa is looking to trade on the main market of the London Stock Exchange , using its premium listing segment, which has more stringent rules than the European Union’s minimum requirements, and sell 25 percent of new shares to reduce existing debt.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vodacom, Safaricom To Acquire Rights To Vodafone’s M-Pesa
The deal, for 12 million euro ($13.4 million), will allow both companies to save in royalties paid to Vodafone.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Africa Is Leading the World in Plastic Bag Bans
The first phase of the country’s anti-plastic initiative began in 2017 to “protect the youth and environment,” with an initial ban on the manufacture of plastic bags and in-country distribution.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public policy
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