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17-May-18 BitPesa, a Kenya-based digital payment startup using blockchain technology is seeking to partner with more Asian companies. Currently about about 10% of the transactions it handles involve countries in Asia. [image: Getty Images / Nikkei Asian Review]
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16-May-18 The Confederate of Indian Industries Kerala chapter will increase its medical tourism promotions in Gulf countries. To increase the flow of medical tourists, practitioners of ayurveda and allopathy will be conducting events in Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. [image: ET Healthworld]
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13-May-18 The Kenyan Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Government of China has launched a CT scan unit supply and installation programme in aid of early detection of cancer, in 37 county hospitals in Kenya. [image: Mary Wambui / Nation Media Group]
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07-May-18 Many countries want to emulate Peru’s BIM e-wallet, Latin America’s first national mobile money scheme. But a challenge for governments in emerging countries is persuading consumers and small businesses to move from using informal cash to electronic payments. [image: Bloomberg News / PaymentsSource]
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07-May-18 Africa’s leading online shopping platform, Jumia, wants tenfold growth in revenue from Egypt. Jumia Egypt’s chief executive, Hesham Safwat, says he's urging the government to regulate informal retailers by offering them tax incentives when they market their goods online. [image: Bloomberg News]
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