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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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- South Asia
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RuPay cards to replace Aadhaar in welfare scheme authentication in India
The finance ministry has decided to limit Aadhaar's role in its welfare scheme payments and, instead, use ATM-enables RuPay cards for last-mile authentication to withdraw money.
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Weekly Roundup (8/9/14) – Ethics and Africa: Controversy around a White House summit and an Ebola cure highlight tensions between the global north and south
This week, president Obama hosted nearly 50 African leaders at the White House to strengthen business ties with the continent - provoking cautious optimism and quite a bit of criticism. Meanwhile, a new development in the Ebola scare raised questions about the inequalities between rich and poor countries.
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- Entrepreneurship, Health Care, NextBillion Originals
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US criticised over increased private sector investment in Africa
New Alliance agriculture initiative risks prioritising profit over people and pushing poor farmers further into poverty
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As America Turns Its Gaze Toward Africa, It Has The Chance To Promote A New Model Of Investment
This week U.S. investors and African leaders from the African continent will converge on Washington D.C. for the inaugural US - Africa Leader's Summit.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Science focus urged at first US-African leaders summit
Science and technology must be at the heart of the debate at the first-ever US-Africa Leaders Summit that starts today, policy experts argue, as they call for 100,000 new science graduate places in the United States for Africans over the next ten years.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- education, government, research, technology
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How other countries are scrambling for Africa alongside the U.S.
This week in Washington, dozens of African heads of state are converging for a landmark series of meetings with U.S. officials and businesses.
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U.S. wants Nigeria to take economic leadership in Africa
The United States government has expressed the expectation of Nigeria to lead the African continent into economic advancement.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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