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Smart, Citi tie-up for e-payments
MANILA, Philippines—The mobile money unit Smart Communications is partnering with Citibank Philippines, allowing clients to settle bills using mobile platforms, a statement showed.
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Weekly Roundup – 5/17/14: How big is the BoP? IFC’s Global Consumption Database offers answers
The IFC has updated and significantly expanded the picture of the market first articulated by “The Next 4 Billion” report and this week delivered it in a publicly accessible resource called The Global Consumption Database. More than 1 million household surveys, conducted between 2005 and 2010, provide the source data for the database. The free database is designed it help large companies and small social enterprises devise future strategies.
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Polio vaccinations administered under army cover in Pakistan
Here's yet another example of how ugly terrorism can get: Health workers in Pakistan's restive Khyber tribal region are administering polio drops to children below 10 years of age under army protection.
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Why Government Should Help Poor People Get Bank Accounts
The former head of consumer affairs in New York City explains why helping the poor manage money more wisely would also help government manage their money more wisely.
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Selling energy as a service meets the poor’s needs and generates profits
Rather than trying to sell energy products with high up-front costs, innovative businesses are selling energy services
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Why, How Market Dynamics Matters: Interventions can improve health outcomes, but it’s a time-consuming and complex process
Market dynamics is a hot topic these days. Why? Because if we understand market dynamics, we’re better able to design, implement, monitor and evaluate interventions that improve health outcomes by improving the “health” of markets
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Market Dynamics, Your Time Has Come: NextBillion Health Care launches a new initiative; let the debate begin
Market dynamics is emerging as a key to delivering health care to the base of the pyramid. NextBillion Health Care is launching a new initiative in recognition of that fact.
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7 Things We’ve Learned About Impact Investing in 7 Years
Today, our new e-book, The Power of Impact Investing: Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good, hit the digital shelves. This e-book has been in the making since 2007, when the term "impact investing" was first coined at a convening hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation at our Bellagio Conference Center. Seven years later, we are proud that impact investments are punching bigger than the weight of those two words, providing a vibrant and viable option for investors looking to generate both financial return and make social or environmental impact.
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