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05-Apr-18 Babylon, the British digital health start-up that uses AI to assess illness, has struck a deal with Chinese Internet giant Tencent to offer its technology on the group's hugely popular WeChat social messaging platform. [image: Demand Newspaper]
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03-Apr-18 Google has identified three Asian countries and one other emerging market for its Tez m-payment service, having assessed Asia, Latam, Africa and the Middle East. Criteria included political appetite for digital payments, low card penetration and limited access to NFC. [image: Mobile World Live]
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Apr-18 Rising geopolitical tensions, increased protectionism and unexpectedly abrupt tightening of global financial conditions pose downside risks to growth market economies, especially in Asia, says the World Bank. Growth in the key Asian region is projected to increase in 2018 and 2019. Indonesia, Brazil and India will all pick up pace, even as China moderates.
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07-Mar-18 Nigerians spend over USD1 bn yearly on medical treatment abroad. Countries most visited are India, UK, Germany, United States, Israel and some other countries in the Middle East. [image: Daily Post]
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06-Mar-18 Standard Chartered Bank is set to launch the first fully digital retail bank in West Africa's Côte d’Ivoire. [image: Standard Chartered Bank]
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