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Women Powering Work: Innovations for Economic Equality in the MENA Region is an an online competition by Ashoka Changemakers and General Electric. They are calling for initiatives that enable women in MENA to achieve economic equality, strengthen their families and communities, and benefit equitably from economic growth.
A Woman’s World – Virtual Offices and Gender Gyms: A new Ashoka Changemakers/GE competition focuses on female business gains in MENABlog Post
Microfinance has become a subject of controversy, as predatory lenders and unfair interest rates have tarnished its image and led to government interventions. But in Kyrgyzstan, a country with little financial regulation and no sovereign credit rating, increasing regulations may soon have negative consequences for the very clients they’re intended to protect.
Microfinance in the Crosshairs: Will Kyrgyzstan’s usury bill backfire?News
In pursuit of greater financial inclusion, the banking regulator plans to allow traditional banking institutions to partner with third parties to offer banking services, as agents. As much as a third of the Jamaican population are 'unbanked', that is they do not use or have limited access to the formal banking system.
Bank of Jamaica Developing Agent Banking System to Reach the UnbankedBlog Post
MicroLoan Foundation has been making small loans, accompanied by business training, for more than ten years now - and they have only ever targeted these services to women. Mike Warmington, the organization’s Head of Operations, explains why and how they’re focusing on women in their efforts to reduce poverty at the BoP.
Microfinance in Africa: The importance of womenNews
The United Nations health agency has approved a new vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), stressing that access to the vaccine will help save the lives of children in developing countries.
UN health agency approves new encephalitis vaccine to protect children in developing countriesBlog Post
The importance of savings to financial inclusion is well-established - at least for adults. But the conversation about youth savings is marked by skepticism about young people’s ability to save, compounded by the fact that many of them are not (or shouldn’t be) working. Rani Deshpande, director of Save the Children’s YouthSave project, discusses why youth savings must be a priority, and how the financial inclusion community can help.
Saving Themselves: Why young people are asking for better savings servicesBlog Post
Becton, Dickinson and Co.is partnering with the World Health Organization and Saving Lives at Birth to scale up the Odon Device – a new technology designed to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.
Creative Device Meets Innovative Business Model: BD, partners scaling up technology designed to reduce maternal and newborn deathsNews
“Can business solve poverty? If you think it can, raise your hand.”When I asked that question from the podium earlier this week at the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs' (ANDE) annual meeting, nearly every one of the 200 members packed into the room raised a hand.
Can Business Solve Poverty?
