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Gates Goes in on Impact Investing: What the philanthropist’s investment in Unitus Seed Fund could mean for BoP investors
Acting as a private investor, Bill Gates has made a contribution to the Unitus Seed Fund, which provides venture capital to base of the pyramid businesses in India. Beyond the immediate benefit, the personal investment from Gates could be a shot in the arm for impact investing.
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Jan Dhan may win Guinness record for Modi, but duplicate accounts can burden banks
he Narendra Modi government is in dialogues with the Guinness World Records team to bag a record for the government for opening maximum number of bank accounts in minimum number of days, according to persons familiar with the development.
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The one dollar contraceptive set to make family planning easier
An agreement has been signed which will make contraceptive injections available to women in 69 of the world's poorest countries.
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DFID, Gates Foundation to set up digital financial services unit in Pakistan
The United Kingdom (UK) government’s Department for International Development (DFID) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to set up a digital financial services (DFS) unit in Pakistan.
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Viewpoint: The Entrepreneurial Mind at the Bottom of Africa’s Pyramid
Africa is a young continent with a large so-called “bottom of the pyramid” population. There has been growing interest in the continent from investors and multinationals alike, with many South African firms in particular aggressively expanding into new markets and heightened mergers and acquisitions interest from abroad.
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Trillion-Sensor Vision, Results Shared
UCSD researchers show latest efforts
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Woman Care Global to Market Signos RT Innovative Handheld Ultrasound Technology in Africa and Latin America
Woman Care Global (WCG) has announced that it will market, Signos RT, an innovative handheld ultrasound technology, in Africa and Latin America.
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PRESS RELEASE: Accion and MasterCard Foundation Partner to Strengthen Board Governance in Africa
The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion today announced a $6.1 millionpartnership with The MasterCard Foundation to launch the Accion Africa Board Fellowship program.
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