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India To See $40 Billion Worth Impact Investments By 2025: Global Network
India is projected to see impact investments worth up to US $40 billion by 2025 as the country is in a "sweet spot" with high potential to deliver solutions for various problems, according to global grouping GIIN.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- South Asia
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ASEAN highlights micro enterprises to address poverty
Despite a soaring economic trajectory, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is also looking to keep their feet on the ground — particularly through micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Members of both the private and public sectors gathered on Friday to discuss how best to develop MSMEs during the ASEAN Prosperity for All Summit at City of Dreams, Manila.
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Thorny Issues Every Social Entrepreneur In India Has To Tackle
Social entrepreneurship is steadily growing popular in India and has caught the attention of many investors. Social entrepreneurs come up with some of the best solutions for a wide range of issues. They may not always help you find the best ways to make huge profit margins, but their sincere approach and positive outlook always prove fruitful for the society’s growth.
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India to expand access to J&J’s TB drug this year
India's top tuberculosis fighter said the government will expand access to Johnson & Johnson's breakthrough TB drug this year, but health experts warn much more needs to be done to eliminate the superbug by 2025. India will make bedaquiline, one of just two new TB drugs marketed over the last 50 years, available at 140 government-run TB treatment centers by November, said Sunil Kharpade, head of India's Central TB Division.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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MFIN launches mobile app to spread financial literacy
MFIN, an association of the microfinance industry in India, today launched a financial literacy mobile app for clients. The multi lingual financial literacy app will act as a guide and ready reckoner for the clients, said Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), which mainly caters to underbanked and unbanked population in the country.
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Tamil Nadu Govt Plans A $77 Mn VC Fund In Bid To Build The Next Top Tier Startup Hub
“She is a quaint city with quirky street names…She offers global cuisines on roadside carts, Piping hot idlies at the stroke of midnight… Is it denims,dry fruits or spices you want? Books, electronic or musical instruments? Name it and she will let you have it… She is the modernity that villages lack and the tradition long forgotten by cities.” – Source: YourQuote.in
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This Is How Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain Could Solve Asia’s Financial Inclusion Issue
In 2016, staff members within the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggested that virtual currencies could promote financial inclusion. The IMF issued the standard cautions about how virtual currencies (VCs) might be used for money laundering, terrorism and other nefarious purposes. But it also wrote that, “VCs offer many potential benefits, including greater speed and efficiency in making payments and transfer--particularly across borders--and ultimately promoting financial inclusion.”
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Nomura launches fintech partnership in India
As part of its attempts to encourage entrepreneurship in the financial market space, Japanese financial major Nomura has launched its 'Voyager -Nomura FinTech Partnership' in India. The global financial major is inviting entrepreneurs to participate in the program to build innovative solutions for capital markets and investment banking that can be deployed across the firm and financial industry, said a statement issued by the company.
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