International Funding for Financial Inclusion
January 15th, 2018 – Conducted annually since 2008 and in partnership with MIX since 2012, the CGAP Funders Survey is the most comprehensive source of analysis on primary sources of international funding for microfinance and financial inclusion. Thi...
Global Economy to Edge Up to 3.1 percent in 2018 but Future Potential Growth a Concern
WASHINGTON – January 9th, 2018 – The World Bank forecasts global economic growth to edge up to 3.1 percent in 2018 after a much stronger-than-expected 2017, as the recovery in investment, manufacturing, and trade continues, and as commodity-ex...
Australian Fintech & Challenger Bank Tyro to Launch New Financial Solutions for SME
December 27th, 2017 – Australian fintech and challenger bank Tyro is set to launch a new set of financial solutions for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2001, Tyro describes itself as Australia’s largest independent EFTPOS provider, ...
WTO ropes in Alibaba’s Jack Ma to promote e-commerce talks
BUENOS AIRES – December 12th, 2017 – In a first of its initiative, the 164 nation World Trade Organization (WTO) has officially partnered with Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-retail major Alibaba and the World Economic Forum to promote opening c...
Business opportunities in India: the industrial corridors
December 19th, 2017 – Today, India presents interesting business opportunities for companies worldwide. The exponential growth of the Indian economy, particularly in recent time, has produced a significant development of this market. In fact, the st...
How to Buy Bitcoin in Australia?
December 5th, 2017 – Australia is a smaller Bitcoin market when compared with the U.S, Europe, and Asia, though it expands rapidly. How to Buy Bitcoin in Australia? There are a number of ways acquiring Bitcoin, the most common method to purchase Bit...
U.S. SMEs See Challenges Amid Growth
November, 27th, 2017 – According to the latest Global Business Monitor, managing cash flow, collecting payment from customers and dealing with bad debt remain significant challenges for many U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) even as the...
Almost half of SMEs will buy insurance online within five years
December 6th, 2017 – A growing number of small businesses say they are looking to interact with their insurers online, with 36% saying they will buy online in the near term, and 48% within five years. The findings are from a survey by PwC of 2,100 s...
Reality Shares and Nasdaq launch blockchain economy index
November 14th, 2017 – Reality Shares and Nasdaq announce the creation of the Reality Shares Nasdaq Blockchain Economy Index, a smart-beta index that tracks the growth and development of leading global companies creating and implementing blockchain s...
On Africa Industrialization Day, UNIDO re-affirms its support for productive sector-led growth
November 24th, 2017 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization brought together a wide range of African Ministers, senior policymakers, academics, representatives of UN organizations and entrepreneurs to mark Africa Industrialization D...
