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Kasoa (C/R), June 4, GNA - Mrs. Rose Newman, National Vice President of the Association of Rural Banks, has expressed concern about the refusal of the women groups and other customers to repay loans granted them under the micro-finance programme. She stated that the programme, was initiated by the government and the World Bank to help reduce poverty facing people in rural areas especially women and urged them not to throw the laudable idea out of gear. Mrs. Ne...Blog Post
For many of us, the combination of economic data plus policy recommendations is the literary equivalent of NyQuil. Unfortunately, good research generally requires the presentation of both data and analysis. So how do we researchers and writers solve this problem? Increasingly, the answer is...
What’s in a Map?News
Over 30,000 families living below the poverty line in Asia?s largest slum at Dharavi may soon have insurance cover for their medical expenses and regular health check-ups, thanks to a unique care model. The scheme focuses on partnership between general physicians and the poor families through a health maintenance organisation (HMO), supported by a general insurance company and micro-financing institutions. A year?s research by actuaries has gone into the making of this model, b...Blog Post
Proteak?s co-founder, Hector Bonilla is convinced he can defy a deeply engrained and concerning global trend in an extremely problematic sector. He operates within the law, practices responsible forestry and runs a transparent company. This might seem routine, until you consider what he does...
This Week: Hope for Change in a Troubled IndustryNews
The East African Development Bank is to start financing development programmes in partnership with the private sector.? At the bank’s governing council meeting held recently in Kampala, proposals to develop a variety of development finance products were unveiled. The East African Community member states have endorsed the bank board’s proposal to provide additional capital to strengthen its equity base and fund expanded operations. The African Development Bank (ADB), which is a shar...News
By Abraham M. George ? According to the World Bank, by the broader international definition of poverty ($2.00 or less per day per person), there are more poor people in the world today than there were a quarter century ago. Yet, during the same period, the strategy for alleviating poverty across practically every developing nation has remained essentially the same. The assumptions that underlie the present approach to combating poverty are flawed on at least three count...Blog Post
Aavishkaar, the Indian micro venture capital fund that we?ve profiled on NextBillion and in GreenBiz, has been awarded the World Business Award as one of the top ten business models of the world contributing to the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals. Other winners of the award...
Aavishkaar Wins World Business AwardBlog Post
Every year, smoke from traditional stoves fueled by wood is responsible for 1.5 million deaths. Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia are particularly affected. Now a new report from the World Health Organization makes the business case for investing in cleaner household fuels. The report...
The Business Case for Clean Cooking
