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August 11, 2012
Ghana: MTN Mobile Money record 9.5 million transactions in two years
MTN Mobile Money recorded a total of 9.5million transaction worth GHC113million between 2009 and 2011. But by the close of this year (2012), the company expects its Mobile Money Service to record about 13.5 million transactions worth over GHC 300million, which represent over 265 per cent growth in the value […]
August 11, 2012
India: Penetration of ATMs and card usage very low
According to the Central Bank of India, RBI, penetration of ATMs in the country is still very low compared to other emerging markets even as the number of automated teller machines is increasing by nearly 25 per cent every year. In proportional terms, India has one of the lowest numbers […]
August 11, 2012
Test driving ‘world’s cheapest computer’
India’s “Aakash” project, a tablet billed as the cheapest computer in the world, hopes to revolutionize learning in Indian colleges and universities. The Aakash-2 will be available to Indian students through 20,000 colleges and 416 universities in the country, at a subsidized price of 1,132 rupees, or about US$21. The commercial […]
August 11, 2012
Malaysia: Free internet access to 800 more Sabah villages
Another 800 villages will be added to the current 300 wireless villages in Sabah where villagers have free access to the wireless Internet provided by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Nigeria: ICT is crucial for inclusive development
According to Mrs Omobola Johnson, the Minister of Communication Technology, the seeming plaything that is a mobile phone with access to internet for the affluent, is in fact an instrument of inclusive development for the poor. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Mobile phones – A ‘jaw-dropping’ decade of success
The World Bank has released a new infographic to depict the exponential rate at which mobile phones seem to have overtaken all forms of information, communication and development in the world. Read it here.
August 11, 2012
Afghanistan’s superhero – mobile phones fight crime, liberate women and enrich the poor
As Afghanistan’s leading telecommunications provider, Roshan’s mobile phone service is transforming security, information sharing and entrepreneurship in the world’s second most corrupt country. This post describes Roshan’s work in Afghanistan. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Mobile Money Opportunities in the BRIC Countries
The report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights, including in-depth analysis of mobile money opportunities in the four BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China and more. Read more here.
August 11, 2012
Broadband Internet Adoption in India 2012
This report, available on purchase, starts with a short history of internet in India. Its Market Overview section elaborates on the global and domestic market state of broadband internet. Read more about the report here.
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India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..