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Payment banks to be new revenue stream for India’s telcos
Analysts expect all telcos to join the race; a liberal policy could boost revenues by 7-8% for the sector
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PRESS RELEASE: President Peña Nieto of Mexico Expected to Attend 17th Microcredit Summit
The Microcredit Summit Campaign announced today that President Enrique Peña Nieto is expected to join the delegates of the 17th Microcredit Summit on September 3, 2014, in Merida, Mexico.
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June’s Most Popular, Most Shared Posts: Failure and Success in Microfinance Products, Wireless Currency and Bold Ideas in Global Health Lead the List
Winston Churchill said: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
NextBillion’s most-read blog post in June explained how failure has helped influence microfinance institutions better understand their customers’ needs.- Categories
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Fund managers hope for more robust socially conscious options
Money managers work to build products for younger investors, who are expected to favor values-driven investing
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IBM, Monitise targets financial sector with mobile money solution in Kenya
IBM and Monitise have announced a global alliance to deliver cloud-based mobile commerce solutions to help financial services institutions embrace the mobile channel and better engage with customers.
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Challenges lying ahead for impact investing
Having started as an impetus for microfinance nearly a decade ago, impact investing today influences a wide array of sectors and supports innovative business models.
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From food aid to nutritious, locally produced food: A look at fortifying flour in Ethiopia
Right now in Ethiopia, nearly half of all children under the age of 5 are stunted and anemic.
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Abia, Ford Foundation, Forward Africa partner on youth health and development
EXPANSION of integrated programming to improve the reproductive health and general development of young people in Abia state has taken a new turn in the state capital following the inauguration of a 15-member Technical Working Group (TWG).
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