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Uganda: Airtel introduces mobile money saving solution
Airtel Uganda, in conjunction with Grameen Foundation, has developed a service that will allow Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and other forms of savings groups, such as Chamas or investment clubs, to store their group’s cash as mobile money.
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Uganda, Tanzania latest to welcome Diaspora Mobile Money transfer service
The Diaspora Mobile money transfer service from Rapid Communications’ is now in Uganda, Tanzania and Senegal only a month after it was unveiled in Kenya.
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Full financial inclusion can boost India’s GDP by 0.9%, says report
British brokerage Barclays today said returns from financial inclusion, in the form of savings through reduced leakages, better tax collection and improved savings, would be much higher than the cost incurred.
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How to make financial inclusion work for women in India
A striking thing in the BJP’s maiden budget was integrating gender in the macroeconomic policy framework.
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India’s Welcome Reform Of Its Ghastly Food Aid Program
India is making essential changes to the way that it operates its food aid program for the poor.
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Direct cash transfers will reduce corruption in India, says Reserve Bank governor
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan made a strong pitch for direct cash transfers to the poor, saying this would help reduce corruption by breaking the "cycle of dependence".
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Banking correspondents risking lives to bring financial inclusion to India
In Bihar alone, at least 14 attacks on bank kiosk operators have been reported in the last two years
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Kenya’s mobile money transactions hit KES1 trillion
Statistics from the Central Bank of Kenya indicate that Kenyans transferred over KES 1 trillion between January and June this year.
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