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A recent report by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has revealed mobile payments in the East African country jumped 21.8 percent year-on-year to Sh1.2 trillion ($14.2 billion) at the end of August from Sh987.2 billion ($11.6 billion), despite a government hike in transaction charges.
Kenya Mobile Money Transactions Jump 21.8% Despite Tax IncreaseBlog Post
On Day Two, attendees of the BoP Summit took a more functional role – brainstorming solutions to the challenges facing BoP ventures today and starting to map the future path of this vital field that aims to lift people out of poverty.
Day 2 at the BoP Summit: Urgent, but practical, actionNews
Mobile money has taken off in Tanzania over the last few years and about a quarter of the population is now using mobile money services.
Tanzania: Mobile Money Takes Firm Grip On TanzaniansNews
Improving health outcomes for the most vulnerable people requires global funding and collaboration – but neither will have an impact without effective systems for delivering health products and care. Strong supply chains, while critical for improving lives, are rarely the focus of programmes that aim to achieve the millennium development goals or end deaths from preventable disease. As World Health Organisation director-general Dr. Margaret Chan has said, "All the donated drugs in the world won't do any good without an infrastructure for their delivery."
Building public-private partnerships for better access to health productsNews
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) hopes a newly launched blueprint will support the marketing and implementation of micro-insurance products across Indonesia by 2016.According to OJK commissioner overseeing non-banking financial industry Firdaus Djaelani, it is expected that the blueprint will help expand the micro-insurance segment in the domestic market.
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority Launches Micro-insuranceBlog Post
Detroit’s legendary Woodward Avenue is the pipeline into some of the harshest poverty in the United States. It’s also where Calvert Foundation recently teamed up with other funders to build a retail investment vehicle for inner city revitalization. Scott Anderson spoke with Jenn Pryce, Calvert’s new CEO, about this and other initiatives, the evolution of impact investing, and her vision for Calvert.
Focusing New ‘Lenses’ in Investing for Change: An Interview With New Calvert Foundation CEO Jenn PryceBlog Post
First Microfinance Institutions in Latin America Certified for Strong Client Protection PracticesBlog Post
About 20 percent of the world’s children go unvaccinated, leading to more than 1.5 million avoidable deaths annually. Many are due to inadequate vaccine delivery systems. A new initiative aims to ease this problem by tapping into global corporations’ supply chain expertise.
Oiling the Vaccine Supply Chain: Corporate expertise helps give more kids a shot at a healthy life
