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Why Ethiopian Financial Services Industry Is Slow on Mobile Banking
Ethiopia’s heavily regulated financial service sector is one of the least developed on sub-Saharan Africa with over 80 million people from a population of 94 million still unbanked, despite the rapid economic growth the horn of Africa nation has experienced over the last decade.
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2014 Mobile Money Transfers Up By 80 Percent in Zimbabwe
The value of mobile money transfers rose by 80 percent to $1,4 billion in 2014 against the prior year in tandem with the now widespread use of cell phones in Zimbabwe.
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Airtel Money Hits Over 1 Million Transactions in a Month in Ghana
Airtel Ghana, multiple award winning company has attained another great milestone with its Convenient, Secure and Instant mobile money service.
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$1.4 Billion Fund Targets Eco-Social Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) has announced the launch of five dedicated investment funds that will target high growth industries while promoting economic and social development in Angola and the Sub-Saharan region.
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Disease Detection Gets a Boost With Plans for a CDC in Africa
In 1946, a malaria outbreak across the Southern U.S. catalyzed the formation of what would eventually become the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Press Release: TriLinc Global Impact Fund Makes Impact Investments in Africa and Latin America
TriLinc Global Impact Fund announced today that it has approved a total of $9.2 million in trade finance facilities to companies in South Africa, Kenya, and Argentina, bringing total financing commitments as of March 31, 2015 to $76.7 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development through its holdings in Africa and Latin America.
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Can ‘Supergeeks’ Save Kenya’s Babies?
Lack of basic equipment could explain why Kenya is struggling to reduce maternal mortality rates.
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Insurers Must Adapt to ‘Informal’ African Market
Insurance companies are struggling to gain a foothold in Africa, where populations tend to favour community insurance schemes called tontines. These are often informal agreements between trusted friends and family members. EurActiv France reports.
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