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ADB clears $700 mn loan for Indian infrastructure development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $700 million in loans to support the Indian government's efforts to accelerate investment in infrastructure which the country requires to ensure strong economic growth.
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Making Financial Inclusion a Global Reality by 2020: Financial Inclusion 2020 invites nominations for the Global Forum, Oct. 28-30, 2013
Financial Inclusion 2020 (FI2020) is building a movement that mobilizes stakeholders around the world to achieve financial inclusion by 2020. To help map an action agenda for achieving that goal, the project is organizing the Global Forum on Oct. 28-30, 2013 in London. It has a very limited number of seats available, but is accepting nominations for senior executives and thought leaders to attend.
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Why we’re heading for a global healthcare crunch – and how to avoid it
Designing healthcare around the commercial concept of value would improve services and prevent a financial crisis
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Can collaboration resuscitate global health funding?
As support for global health projects declines, governments, NGOs and the private sector will have to be creative and commit to collaboration
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NextThought Monday: How Can I Pay My Loans If I Can’t Afford an Onion?
Sure, one might argue that growing debts and high interest rates have lead to suicides in India and rising default rates. Perhaps you may even conclude that greed finally got the better of the MFIs. But when I visited Andhra Pradesh and almost couldn’t afford a watermelon, I gained a whole new perspective on the MFI crisis.
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- lending, microfinance