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Report: Second Wave of COVID-19 Infections Impacting Business Normalization in India
The 'second wave' of the pandemic is delaying business normalization in the country, as coronavirus infections rise in Maharashtra and other states, a report by a Japanese brokerage said on Monday.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Educating the Sustainability Generation: How Universities Can Advance Social Business and Innovation
The world is facing unprecedented challenges, and new economic systems centered around social and environmental impact can help solve them, say Aline Laucke and Ella-Maria Gollmer of Studio Nima. But to build a more sustainable future, they explain, universities need to integrate innovative concepts like social business into their educational models. They explore the benefits – and challenges – of bringing this new focus to higher education.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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Agri Commodities and Finance Secures a $115 Million Syndicated Loan for Sustainable Agriculture
The funds, which benefit Agri Commodities and Finance (ACF), a subsidiary of Export Trading Group (ETG), will promote sustainable agriculture in Africa.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Decentralized Business Models Can Serve India’s Rural Communities During – and After – COVID-19
Centralizing business operations can improve efficiency, but it can also hinder a company's ability to innovate and tailor products for local markets. Mahesh Yagnaraman at Acumen shares how two companies used their decentralized models to quickly address COVID-19's challenges and adjust their offerings accordingly. He explores how these agile models can better identify the needs of their communities, no matter how remote, and reach them effectively.
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- Coronavirus, Social Enterprise
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Winning the Low-Income Market: Assessing the State of Product Development in the Nigerian Financial Service Industry
Nigeria's financial inclusion goals have gone unmet, and the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress even further. Olayinka David-West and Ibukun Taiwo of the Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services initiative of the Lagos Business School share the results of their 2020 study on the state of the Nigerian market, exploring the product development practices of the country's financial service providers – and how they could be improved.
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- Finance
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Minu, a Mexico City-Based, Pay-on-Demand Startup, Lands a $14 Million Series A
Many of the startups raising capital in Mexico are focused on financial inclusion, aiming to level the playing field in a country that is largely unbanked and has a burgeoning middle class.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Alorica Shares Corporate Social Responsibility Momentum, Including $6.5 Million Employee-Driven Donation Milestone
Alorica is a U.S. minority-owned business enterprise (MBE) and the largest minority-owned BPO company in the world.
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- Investing
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Press Release: EDF Group Is Stepping up Its Distributed Solar and off-Grid Business in Kenya
The EDF Group is strengthening its position on the Kenyan market by acquiring shares in Econet Energy Kenya and Bboxx Kenya. The two investments illustrate the dynamism of EDF's activities in Africa, which have been growing steadily for the past 4 years.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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