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Who Pays and What Works? The Changing Market of Inclusive Business Development Services
There are more development services for inclusive businesses than ever before. But how effective are they and what still needs to be done to improve the market? The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business and the Inclusive Business Accelerator have been exploring these questions and more in a new series.
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Opinion: How can we get pharma companies to do more for global health? Try ranking them
The Global Health Index measures drug impact in terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years saved. Companies are paying attention to it because it can affect brand perception.
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Live from SOCAP, Wednesday
Team NextBillion – Scott Anderson and James Militzer – is reporting from SOCAP16 in San Francisco, conducing a series of Facebook Live interviews, attending sessions and meeting some of the many "doers" in attendance at the world’s largest conference on social enterprise and impact investing.
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G20 Leaders Welcome Launch of Inclusive Business Platform
Leaders at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China emphasized the need for sustainable and inclusive growth, and welcomed the launch of the G20 Global Platform on Inclusive Business. The platform is a global partnership that seeks to accelerate the adoption of inclusive business policies and programs.
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Tanzania Keeps Close Eye on Kenya’s Interest Rates Cap Impact
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) says it is closely watching the outcome of the decision by Kenya to introduce caps on loan interest rates before considering a move back home.
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Mark Zuckerberg is on a surprise visit to Nigeria, Facebook’s largest African market
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, is visiting Nigeria for a few days. Zuckerberg says he’ll be “meeting with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria” during his time in Lagos. In line with this, Zuckerberg’s first notable stop was at Co-Creation Hub (Cc Hub), in Yaba, Lagos’ Silicon Valley-style ground zero for start-ups.
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Haiti’s Peanut Producers Oppose 500-tonne US Donation
Peanut producers in Haiti have united to block the delivery of a 500-tonne shipment of nuts from the US. They say the shipment threatens to undermine the livelihood of thousands of people in the country.
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Good Business: How Social Enterprises Are Changing Southeast Asia
Within a vast inner-city Melbourne shopping centre, Koky Saly is standing inside his pop-up shop, a stylish cube of glass and steel, telling customers his story. Charming and gregarious, his enthusiasm is palpable as he extols the virtues of his merchandise to a couple browsing.
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