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Mobile offers brighter future for Africa’s rural homes
John Kibet's home in rural Kenya is not linked to the country's electricity grid.
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Chilasa Invests in Indian green building products manufacturer Ecoway Bricks
Chilasa Venture Philanthropy, a pioneer in small enterprise growth in poor communities, today announced a new investment to support the expansion of Ecoway Bricks PVT LTD, a manufacturer of environmental building products made from rice husk ash.
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OPINON: South Africa’s mobile money success requires telco, bank collaboration
South African cellular companies must collaborate with banking institutions to ensure an increase in the uptake of mobile money services in the country, an Ericsson official has said.
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Is For-Profit the Future of Non-Profit?
The troubling allure of turning philanthropy into consumer activity
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Axa builds ‘fund of funds’ for socially responsible investing
Axa's Impact Investment Initiative pulls together small pools of capital to create large-scale positive social impact
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IFC expands support to capital markets, access to finance and telecommunications in Rwanda
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the private sector in Rwanda.
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Afford Two, Eat One: A new report explores financial inclusion in rural Myanmar
Myanmar is a country with very low formal banking penetration, but changes are afoot that will stimulate domestic financial activity. In March of this year a team of Myanmar-based researchers mapped the changing financial landscape in the country, aiming to provide a foundational reference for organizations wishing to develop products and services for financially constrained consumers.
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Somaliland has embraced mobile money – but at what price?
Mobile money platform Zaad is booming in Somaliland, but there is concern its reliance on the dollar is damaging the economy
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