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Viewpoint: MFIs Revival: Does India Really Need a New Microfinance Institution?
Instead of promoting a new social microfinance institution, the government should build on the existing and vibrant microfinance sector to cater to its envisioned need.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Impact Investing Lends a Hand to Struggling Social Entrepreneurs
New analysis lays out the challenges social entrepreneurs face during coronavirus and how impact investors can help them.
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment, Investing
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Viewpoint: Fintech Innovators Can’t Let the Coronavirus Derail Financial Inclusion
Many of us take it for granted, but accessing basic financial services is fundamental to our economic and social development. It is hard to "get on" if you are forced to hide life savings under the mattress, or rely on predatory loan sharks for credit.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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Five Ways Impact Investors Can Deal With the COVID-19 Dilemma
The coronavirus isn’t just affecting social businesses and charities – it’s also a concern for those investing in them, who may face reduced income themselves and an uncertain pipeline. How can they best respond, in a way that lives up to their role as true impact investors? Sung-Hyui Park and Louise Harman from UK law firm Bates Wells share insights from a recent discussion with social investors.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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Unicorns vs. Camels: Three Lessons for Building Resilient Businesses – Despite the COVID-19 Crisis
As COVID-19 continues to transform the global economy, many businesses are shifting towards safety and longer-term thinking. But as Alex Lazarow at Cathay Innovation points out, many social entrepreneurs have been building sustainability and resilience into their business models from day one. He contrasts the approach of these "camels" to the growth-at-all-costs model common among "unicorns."
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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Why the George Floyd Protests Won’t Change the World – Unless They Change White People
The George Floyd protests have sparked calls for solidarity – from the business sector and individuals and governments around the world. But NextBillion editor James Militzer argues that it’s easy to issue a supportive statement or make a modest CSR commitment to diversity – but it’s a lot harder for those with power and money to make the sacrifices necessary for lasting change.
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- Entrepreneurship, NextBillion Originals
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Tech for Good During COVID-19: Snorkels, Thank You Notes and Headspace
Everyone is living a different pandemic right now. Your relationship with shelter-in-place mandates and social distancing can look wildly different depending on your profession, age, health and, often, privilege. It’s why a week of monotony for some of us might mean a week of madness for others. The best we can do, as exhaustion and Zoom fatigue sets in, is try to be patient, kind and thoughtful.
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- Coronavirus
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- coronavirus, EdTech, health, pandemics, social business
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Fragile Futures for Hidden Workers When Consumers Stop Buying
Now, since the COVID-19 lockdown, the home-based workers in this Meerut community are completely without income. Customers aren’t buying beaded jewelry and garments. Orders have stopped, while finished products sit in warehouses across India, Europe, and the United States.
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- Coronavirus
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- South Asia
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