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Asia’s social stock exchange poised to list first Retail Impact Bond
The time is ripe to launch a retail impact bond in Asia, says former Wall Street investment banker Durreen Shahnaz
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OPINION: New Chinese investment fund aims to rival World Bank and ADB
If you can't beat them, outspend them. That seems to be the thinking behind a huge new infrastructure investment fund being promoted by China as an alternative to established international lending agencies.
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Philippines Using Postal Banks to Advance Financial Inclusion
The Philippine Postal Savings Bank (Postbank) inaugurated Tuesday this week two branches of its Microfinance Banking Office (MBO) or Bangko sa Nayon in Albay alongside the government efforts to pursue inclusive growth particularly on the countryside.
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Microfinance Faces Uncertainty in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government should reevaluate its pursuit to regulate and nationalize the operations of the Grameen Bank.
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Chinese NGO Aims to Tackle Poverty in Burma Through Microloans
A Chinese NGO is set to implement micro-finance programs across Burma in a bid to tackle rural poverty.
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Saving for Change: How Small Sums Drive Big Advances in Cambodia
Many rural villagers cannot access financial services from microfinance institutions (MFIs) despite the growth in the sector.
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Mobile Movies Is A Novel Way Of Collecting Data In Off-The-Grid Areas
In the late 1960s, the British Ministry of Technology turned buses into mobile cinemas that toured the country and screened films promoting modern production techniques. Half a century later, a Singapore-based startup is reviving the concept to reach rural communities throughout Southeast Asia.
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As Myanmar opens up, will mobile money emerge?
It’s an unprecedented moment in Myanmar’s history as the country opens up to financing, technology and connectivity. Will mobile payments play a role in transforming the country?
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