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What Vodacom has learned from M-PESA’s initial failure in South Africa
Following a disastrous South African launch in 2010, Vodacom has redesigned and re launched m-pesa, the mobile money service that has transformed the Kenyan economy. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK considers its chances of success.
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- Telecommunications, Uncategorized
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Will Indian PM Narendra Modi’s financial inclusion plan use Aadhaar for authentication?
NEW DELHI: In less than two weeks, PM Narendra Modi is expected to announce a new Financial Inclusion drive.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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Obama’s Africa legacy moment?
U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to three African countries last summer might have been dubbed the “trade not aid” tour.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: The paradox that is Indian healthcare
The best and the worst of facilities exist cheek by jowl. This glaring contradiction needs to be addressed
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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PRESS RELEASE: New Report on Integrated Health and Microfinance in India Shows the Way Forward
On July 29, 2014, Freedom from Hunger, the Microcredit Summit Campaign, and the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar released a new report titled "Integrated Health and Microfinance in India, Volume II: The Way Forward." The report was released in advance of the South Asia Conference on Policies and Practices to Improve Nutrition Security in New Delhi, India.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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Manila Is Building Out A 100,000-Strong Network Of Electric Trikes
Giving the city's three-wheeled taxi network an electric upgrade.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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5 Bad Reasons to Start a For-Profit Social Enterprise
Should a new social good organization choose a for-profit model or a nonprofit one? This is a question we face each year at my organization, Echoing Green, when we evaluate thousands of business plans from social entrepreneurs seeking start-up capital and support.
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- Uncategorized
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OPINION: Brazil’s Unaffordable Homes
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — I live in Mandaqui, a district six miles from downtown. The nearest subway station is roughly two miles away, or about 30 minutes by bus, since they’re slow and scarce. It’s not the best place to live if you don’t have a car. Even so, the average price per square foot here recently soared to $250. Real estate in prime areas of the city can now cost as much as $465 per square foot.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Latin America
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