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Investors are wise to revisit the world’s forgotten continent.
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Modern banking institutions would greatly improve the effectiveness of microlending.
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Helping the “bottom billion” in Uganda.
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New financial institutions like MAP will help regulate corrupt economies.
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The private sector can help with development aid.
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The entrepreneur is building a modern financial infrastructure in Africa by giving citizens bank accounts.
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Nobel Laureate Paul Nurse says benevolent intentions and money alone are insufficient.
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Biochemist Paul Nurse says that if you make incorrect assumptions in analysis, things can go bad quickly for public health.
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Prevention is very important, but scientists often don’t focus on it because it’s quite a difficult subject to study and often requires very long-term trials.
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The founder and CEO contemplates the wider relevance of GroundReport.
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A conversation with the Nobel Laureate and President of Rockefeller University.
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GroundReport came out of the founder’s time at the U.S. mission to the U.N.
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The founder of GroundReport shares her company’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Unlike many of its competitors, GroundReport is paying for itself.
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GroundReport depends on the best efforts of citizen reporters.
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The founder discusses her inspiration, methods and goals.
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A conversation with the CEO and founder of GroundReport.
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