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Why financial inclusion for youth will raise all economic boats

Groups fighting for financial inclusion and youth employment united in Morocco. Will their findings promote progress?

African communities are becoming increasingly mobile-centric. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/70292973@N07/7192931934/">The Reboot (flickr)</a>

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Windows to the world: Why Microsoft's $75 million mobile drop matters

Microsoft will spend $75 million to put tens of millions of smart devices into the hands of African youth by 2016, the company announced Monday.

An office tower (built by a Chinese construction firm) rises in Kigali's growing financial district. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15231093@N00/7667519730/">Thomas Stellmach (Flickr)</a>

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As Europe turns inward, new pan-African banks grab for growth

Africa is booming. The West is obsessed with Europe's financial roil. For African banks, it's a major business opportunity.

Protesters wave Egypt's flag. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caitelle/5403613016/sizes/m/in/photostream/">C. Elle (flickr)</a>

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Turning Arab Spring youth opinions into data - and change

This story was republished in The Christian Science Monitor.

An informal worker sells mobile phones from a street stand. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blyth/152662056/sizes/m/in/photostream/">MikeBlyth (Flickr)</a>

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‘Economy of resourcefulness’ breeds prosperity worldwide: informal economy goes global

A man selling toys on Sao Paulo’s streets, a woman grilling fish in crowded markets of Lagos and a handbag maker in Guangzhou might not seem to have much in common. But they are all part of the global informal economy, now estimated to be worth about $10 trillion a year.