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M-Banking: A model for growth in the financial services sector

May 9, 2009 · Filed Under English · Comment 

by Michael Nowicki, Joint Migration and Development Initiative, Brussels
Crises can often act as a catalyst for development and in the financial services sector mobile telecommunications providers have shown considerable innovation in the face of the global recession. Vodaphone and Safari-com, for example, have been able to use existing cellular technology to expand banking services to [...]

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Does a code make a difference? - Assessing the UK code of practice on international recruitment

April 27, 2009 · Filed Under English · Comment 

This is the first independent assessment of the impact of the UK Department of Health’s code of practice on the international recruitment of health professionals. This 8-page report looks into the effectiveness of policies intended to mitigate the impact of ‘brain drain’ in the health sector.
The paper examines trends in inflows of health professionals to [...]

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