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September 21, 2012
Nigeria: Etisalat Group launches most comprehensive mobile commerce service
Etisalat Group telecommunications corporation is one of the leading operators in 16 markets across middle East, Africa and Asia. It recently launched a mobile commerce service, through which users will be able to access the services of multiple schemes and banks through the user interface installed directly on consumer SIM […]
September 21, 2012
Safaricom launches new ad campaign for M-PESA
Safaricom has launched a new ad campaign for its mobile payment service M-PESA wherein M-PESA is promoted as a ‘lifestyle convenience good’ – and a customer can pay bills, purchase goods and more. According to the CEO Bob Collymore, the amount of time saved through this is diverted back to […]
September 21, 2012
Growth of mobile financial services in Bangladesh
Following the decision of the Central Bank of Bangladesh to make the economy more mobile banking led, with its “Mobile Financial Services for Banks” in 2011, two leaders have emerged on the scene – the bKash service by BRAC, and Dutch Bangla Mobile. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Mobile Financial Services in Bangladesh: An Overview of Market Development
This report, released by the Central Bank of Bangladesh, the Bangaldesh Bank, is meant to help the mobiel financial services market in Bangladesh grow in a safe and efficient manner. Read the report here.
September 21, 2012
UN WFP and MasterCard Foundation partner for ‘Digital Food’ delivery
MasterCard Foundation and UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) are partnering to scale better access to nutritious food to the world hungriest and most vulnerable populations through an innovative ‘Digital Food’ initiative. MasterCard will bring to the table its expertise with electronic payments, while WFP will contribute its global reach among […]
September 21, 2012
Vodacom pilots green base stations
In order to provide a small farming community in the Vleiland Valley in South Africa with mobile phone coverage, Vodacom has pilot ‘green’ base stations – stations running on solar tracking and wind power. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Africa – Mobile Broadband, Data and Mobile Media Market
This report available with Reportlinker.com, gives an overview of the African mobile market, the companies active, and the market share and potential. Read more here, and purchase the report here.
September 15, 2012
Indian Minister wants different categories for Indian Food Security Bill
Jairam Ramesh, the Indian Minister of Rural Development wants to sidestep the categories proposed under India’s Food Security Bill. He wants to allocate 25 kilograms of rice to 75 per cent of the rural poor, and 50 per cent of the urban poor at subsidized rates. The purpose for this […]
September 15, 2012
Ghana to receive US$600 million for food security
Ghana will be receiving US$600 million from the G8’s New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. This new alliance will focus on leveraging private investment across Africa’s agricultural segment. Read more here.
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