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Addressing India’s Economic Achilles Heel: Leveraging Trade and Digitalisation to Boost Women’s Labour Force Participation
India will soon become the world’s most populous country and third-largest economy, and it is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy global economic forecast. But as international development consultant Abhirup Bhunia points out, the labour force participation rate for women in India is just 24% — far lower than most countries. He argues that India will not realize its potential if women’s economic participation fails to increase, and explores how the country can leverage international trade and digitalisation to empower women to drive its emergence as a global economic powerhouse.
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- Finance, Technology
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YMO Raises €3 Million In Seed Round To Accelerate Financial Inclusion in West Africa
YMO, a financial inclusion solution for African populations has made it its mission to revolutionize technology for money transfers and everyday payments.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Fintech Startup Uplinq Partners with the SME Finance Forum, Managed by the IFC
Uplinq, the first global credit assessment and scoring platform for SMB lenders, today announced a partnership with the SME Finance Forum, a global network aimed at expanding finance to small and medium businesses (SMEs).
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- Finance
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- Global
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Indian SaaS Fintech Mintoak Bags $20 Million in Series A Funding
Mintoak will also focus on strengthening its presence in India and expanding into new markets across the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- financial inclusion, fintech, MSMEs
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M-Pesa Eyes the Global Remittances Trillion-Dollar Market
The Kenyan fintech behemoth is ramping up an ambitious expansion drive to woo markets in the global North.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Indian Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Raises $150 Million to Grow SME Business
The large investment round will help the startup target an under-served domestic market.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Can Africa’s Remittances Be Put to Long-Term Work?
How can African governments harness remittances to support infrastructural development and other long-term projects?
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Fintech Power Lands $3 Million Seed Funding
Power allows workers to take control of their financial health by making a holistic set of financial services available to employees.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial health, fintech
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