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India’s youngest bank Bandhan to empower women, rural folk
Innovative microfinance company Bandhan will operate as a bank from October next year and focus on empowering women and rural people, says its chairman and managing director Chandra Shekhar Ghosh.
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India PM Modi to unveil comprehensive financial inclusion schemes on Aug. 15 – here’s a sneak peek
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to give a big boost to the ongoing financial inclusion drive by unveiling a comprehensive programme, to be announced at the Red Fort in his address to the nation on the Independence Day.
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Norms on small banks fail to impress micro lenders
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) draft guidelines for licensing of small banks has failed to impress microfinance companies.
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Drug price cut of vital medicines a global phenomenon
MUMBAI: It is not the Indian regulator who is the only one after drug companies to cut prices. Across the world, pharmaceutical companies are coming under pressure to reduce prices as concerns over growing healthcare costs force governments to target drug makers.
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World Bank Group (WBG) Loans $500m to Government of Indonesia for Financial Sector Reform
World Bank Group (WBG) Loans $500m to Government of Indonesia for Financial Sector Reform, Including to Boost Financial Inclusion
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Arun Jaitley says India needs to create productive environment for investors
Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, said here on Saturday thatIndia needs to create such a productive environment for investors, that makes them feel that doing business in India is profitable.
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India misses key health targets, but shows improvement
India is lagging considerably behind its key human development index targets, including population control, infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MFR), according to figures given by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha today.
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Lessons from India for Africa’s healthcare entrepreneurs
Access to high-quality, low-cost healthcare services is a big challenge in many African countries. There are few public hospitals in most areas and those available are often under-staffed, under-funded and lack basic facilities. Low-income earners and people residing in rural areas face even greater difficulties accessing the most basic care.
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