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Maternal health activists appeal to court
Human rights activists for improved maternal health services have asked the Supreme Court to hear their petition seeking to compel the Government to provide essential adequate kits in referral hospitals for the mothers’ safe deliveries.
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- Education, Health Care
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Impact Investing for the Average American
Impact investing has become a buzz word in social enterprise circles but, even today, opportunities to invest are hardly accessible to the average American. Barriers include protective federal regulations as well as the inability to reach scale.
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- Impact Assessment
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UK Boosts Social Enterprise With 30% Tax Relief on Social Investments
A move welcomed by campaigners and industry experts as potentially unlocking millions of pounds for social enterprises.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Decade after debt relief, Africa’s rush to borrow stirs concern
NEARLY a decade after Nelson Mandela and anti-poverty activists Bono and Bob Geldof persuaded the rich world to forgive Africa’s crushing debts, many countries’ debt levels are creeping up again, which could undermine the region’s growth boom.
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- Impact Assessment
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- governance, lending
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Indian Microfinance Body Seeks RBI Nod for Self-regulatory Status
Last year, the RBI had released guidelines on self-regulation by MFIs in accordance with the recommendations of the Malegam panel set up by the apex bank earlier to look into regulatory aspects of micro-lending following the Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis of 2010.
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- South Asia
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- governance, microfinance
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New ITU standard enables health data exchange
Following calls for increased global coordination of standards enabling e-health, ITU has offered first stage approval to an important specification enabling an exchange of multimedia health data between a health provider, a controlling function and patient.
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- Health Care
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Addressing financial exclusion in Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has adopted a multi-pronged and long-term strategy to address financial exclusion through structured policy and regulatory actions besides market-development interventions.
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- Uncategorized
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- governance, microfinance
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Discussing the JOBS Act’s Impact on Capital Flow in the U.S. Market
Much of the focus on how the JOBS Act may be able to transform the flow of capital in the United States has been on new pathways being opened. Equity crowdfunding, crowdfinanced debt, locavesting, the new opportunities for accessing capital outside of the traditional banking system has sparked the imagination of many.
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- Uncategorized
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- crowdfunding, governance