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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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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Companies becoming more sensitive to sustainable investment concerns – survey
US companies are becoming more receptive to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns of shareholders, according to a new survey of socially responsible investing (SRI) experts.
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- Environment
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Agent Banking as a Tool for Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh
After Independence, Bangladesh has come a long way in ensuring inclusive growth.
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Uganda: Deeply Flawed HIV Bill Approved
The HIV Prevention and Control Act passed by the Ugandan parliament on May 13, 2014, is discriminatory and will impede the fight against AIDS, Human Rights Watch, HEALTH Global Advocacy Project, and Uganda Network on Law, Ethics & HIV/AIDS said today.
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- Health Care
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- governance
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Is India Ready for Better Healthcare?
In the heat of the world's largest election many of India's biggest political parties are promising better health coverage for the south Asian nation’s citizens.
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- Health Care
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- governance, public health
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Weekly Roundup – 5/3/14: An Arab Spring for global health?
Amartya Sen once said that famines don’t occur in democracies. His statement still largely holds true. Unfortunately, democracy is under siege in many parts of the world.
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- Education, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Technology
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Reserve Bank of India May Allow MFIs to Function as Business Correspondents of Banks
However, the move has faced serious opposition from various departments in the central bank.
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Brazil Approves GM Mosquito That Could Cut Dengue
The approval was made last week (10 April) by the National Technical Commission on Biosecurity, the organisation that regulates transgenic organisms in Brazil.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Latin America
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