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Survey: How to Move India’s Small Merchants toward Digital Financial Services
The Center for Inclusive Growth recently collaborated with IFMR LEAD, a prominent Indian research institute, to conduct a five-city survey of 547 micro business owners in India to understand their needs and the challenges they face in adopting digital transactions.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Google to sign Internet deals with Kenya telcos
Google, through its Project Loon, has embarked on a global campaign to increase internet connectivity among the millions of people living in rural areas without ground stations and fibre connections.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press release: GSMA and W20 Announce Call to Action to Close Digital Gender Gap Ahead of G20 Summit
“The GSMA has been privileged to help shape the W20 recommendations, which will provide an actionable roadmap for the G20 nations to drive gender equality policies around the world,” said Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA. “These recommendations underline the importance of closing the digital gender gap by removing barriers to access and use, and promoting policies that encourage the digital inclusion of women. We believe this approach will ensure women and girls play a major role in shaping our future digital economies.”
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- Technology