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August 30, 2012
Bangladesh: BDT 10 billion transacted through m-banking every month
According to Bangladesh Bank Governor, Dr Atiur Rahman, m-banking services, introduced by 14 of the country’s leading commercial banks, make a monthly transaction of BDT 10 billion on an average. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
Middle East embraces mobile wallet services
According to experts, there is massive potential for the adoption of mobile money in the Middle East. According to experts, while the better off economies of the west are taking time to adopt it, emerging markets have been swift in adopting this method. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
Mobile banking in India, transactions treble over a year
In India, 95 per cent of the population uses mobile phones. Banking transactions in India through mobile phones stood at INR 910 million in May 2011, and at INR2.86 billion in May 2012. Read more here and here.
August 30, 2012
Mobile money in the developing world – if only regulators got ‘out of the way’
Mobile money’s first successful stint was seen in Kenya with Safaricom’s M-PESA. Similar successful trends were followed in many East African countries. However, there are other developing countries in the world which could use the financial inclusion benefits of mobile money, but uptake has been low due to low enthusiasm […]
August 30, 2012
Rural South Africa to have access to improved internet
Vox Telecom has rolled out the country’s first Ka-band satellite service which will be instrumental in achieving high and reliable internet speeds. Although the service is meant to provide internet back up for urban users, according to Vox Telecom, their first priority is to provide much needed primary, high-speed and […]
August 30, 2012
Patterns of internet usage in rural Africa
This post enlists a few academic publications instrumental in understanding the patterns of internet usage in the developing world, as well as network traffic locality in rural African villages. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
India: Government announces hike in allocation under IAY
The government of India recently announced a hike in allocation of grants to BPL families under the housing scheme IAY (Indira Awas Yojana) from INR 45,000 to INR 75,000 per unit, an increase of about 67 per cent. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
Vietnam: 11,000 housing units built in Dong Thap, but housing needs still unaddressed in the country
Under a 3-year programme to offer housing for the poor and underserved by the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, about 11,000 housing units, worth US$14 million have been built in the province of Dong Thap. Read more here. However, according to Dr Duong Chi Thien, head of the Viet Nam […]
August 30, 2012
Jamaica: Government partners with Food for the Poor to make housing units
Jamaica, which has been aggressively making affordable housing units for its poor in its direct approach to deal with lack of housing in the country has now partnered with Food for the Poor, an international charity, to provide as many as 9000 housing units to low income people across the […]
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