Africa
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Mobile money markets and financial inclusion in Africa
How did adopting platform "interoperability" - a policy that promotes transactions and competition across operators - impact mobile money users in Africa?
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The investment returns to infrastructure provision
High-speed internet connectivity in Africa increased FDI into the services sector with the technology, finance, retail and health service subsectors the main beneficiaries
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High-speed internet, financial technology and banking
High-speed internet enhances the role of banks in Africa by reducing telecommunication costs and fostering the banks’ adoption of new financial technologies, such as the real-time gross settlement (RTGS) payment system
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Economic conditions influence female genital cutting decisions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Some families delay or abstain from cutting their daughters during a drought, but the opposite can happen too–it depends on local traditions
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Air pollution and infant mortality
How does air pollution impact child mortality?
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Agricultural Technology in Africa: Issue 2
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Foreign corruption regulation helps African communities capture resource extraction benefits
Anti-corruption regulation against multinational corporations in developed countries can increase the local economic benefits of natural resource extraction for African communities
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The role of artisanal mining in deforestation: New insights from Africa-wide data
New data shows the potential value of artisanal gold mines in Africa, and also documents their significant contribution to deforestation
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Can psychosocial interventions make anti-poverty programmes more cost-effective? Evidence from Niger
A community-level film event and group-based life skills training can improve the cost-effectiveness of anti-poverty programmes