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FEATURED EVENT: The 17th Microcredit Summit, September 3-5 in Mérida, Mexico
For 17 years, the Microcredit Summits have been exploring the use of microfinance as a means to end extreme poverty. This year’s Summit, which has the theme "Generation Next: Innovations in Microfinance," will take place in Mérida, Mexico this September 3rd to 5th. NextBillion Financial Innovation will be a media partner at the event.
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Saving for Change: Why is it so difficult for people of all income levels to save money – and how can financial institutions help?
Saving money is hard - particularly for the poor. And with a lack of formal savings options, many poor people end up hiding cash, investing in assets such as livestock or land, or engaging in informal savings arrangements. Yet for those who can stow away even a little money, the benefits can be enormous. Roxanne Bauer explores why saving is so difficult, and what financial institutions can do about it.
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India’s Welcome Reform Of Its Ghastly Food Aid Program
India is making essential changes to the way that it operates its food aid program for the poor.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Indian MFIs demand more incentives for working as business correspondents
According to survey by microfinance institution network (MFIN), published in February this year, nine out of 14 MFIs closed their operation as BCs in the recent past.
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NexThought Monday – Creators, Not Just Consumers: Facebook and other global players are bringing transformative digital technology to the BoP – but will local economies benefit?
A budding tech industry can help transform emerging markets, says Chris Locke. But as global powerhouses like Facebook and Google focus on the BoP, will they build local jobs and economies, or act like digital extractive industries, mining personal data and using it to create value elsewhere?
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- Impact Assessment, Technology, Telecommunications
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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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India has big plans for healthcare and pharma
The rumblings of an Indian healthcare earthquake have been gathering pace for some years but the arrival of a new government with a mandate of progressive reform promises to make the earth move for pharma.
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- Health Care
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PEPFAR and CIFF Launch $200 million Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment Initiative (ACT) to Save Lives
Today, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in partnership with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), launched Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT).
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