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Justrojgar Joins With Upaya Social Ventures to Create Service Sector Jobs for the Very Poorest
Equity Investment Will Create New Corporate, Domestic Employment Opportunities For Those Living At The Base Of The Pyramid
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GADCO Announces Investment from AATIF Fund sponsored by KfW, Deutsche Bank and the German Government
Global Agri-Development Company (GADCO), the FMCG agri-food company operating in sub-Saharan Africa, is pleased to announce an investment from AATIF (Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund), the public-private partnership funded by the German Government, KfW, and Deutsche Bank.
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Observing the Arab Spring, African Bankers Devise Economic Strategies
The African Development Bank (AfDB) was established in 1964 to guide the continent onto a path of sustainable pan-African economic growth and reduce poverty. Heading its efforts is Mthuli Ncube, chief economist and vice president at the multilateral bank, which is temporarily headquartered in Tunisia.
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The Paradox of Property Rights and Economic Development
Recent weeks have seen simmering property rights conflicts around the world: Burmese citizens marching in protest against the government’s seizure of their lands for a hotel zone; Vietnamese villagers contesting the confiscation of their land for an EcoPark satellite city project; and violent clashes breaking out in Panama City over a controversial law allowing the sale of state-owned land in the port city of Colón—Latin America’s largest duty-free zone.
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Study paints sad picture of women in poor countries
Women perform more than half of all economic activities in developing countries but only a third of their work is captured by statisticians, a new report says.This means women are likely to miss out on business, industrial and social development opportunities arising from globalisation.
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Santa Clara University Welcomes Applications from Investment-Ready Social Enterprises
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Applications are now open for Santa Clara University's Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI(TM)), an 11-year-old program that helps social entrepreneurs create greater impact in their poverty-alleviating missions.
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Bill on property rights to slumdwellers in the works
Millions of slum dwellers across India could soon aspire to become home owners. The Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry is all set to finalize the draft Model Property Rights to Slum Dwellers Bill which, once enacted by states, would for the first time give landless slum-dweller living in an urban area long term legal entitlement to a “dwelling place.”
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Uncorking Bottled Light: A Study In Energy Access, Acceptance: A pilot project is testing solar ‘bottle’ lamps to curb illegal energy usage
Traditionally, slum dwellings are dark, one-room structures with no window or passage through which sunlight can enter. As a consequence, slum residents end up using illegal electricity lines to power light bulbs in their homes. In Dhaka, this illegal consumption amounts to approximately 275MW of electricity per year. Sajid Iqbal, a budding entrepreneur and environmental science and management student, sees a market opportunity.
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