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What living in different countries has taught me about life (and work)

Austin Startup

Technically, I have never lived in Pakistan (or carry a Pakistani passport) but it’s a second home to me and also a place where a majority of extended family still resides. The one thing I’ve learned about Pakistan is that family name carries a lot of weight because of our unique culture.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Spanning halfway round the globe – from Turkey to the United Arab Emirates to India, South East Asia and China – the book brings one on a fascinating tour of the complex business characteristics governing our neck of the woods. Let me highlight some of the book’s fascinating themes: Growth of Middle-Class Consumers.

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Crowdsourcing The Indian Rupee Symbol

crowdSPRING Blog

Today, a jury selected by the Indian government picked a new symbol for the Indian rupee – to rival similar symbols for the US dollar ($), the euro (€), the UK pound (£) and the Japanese Yen (¥). Government has embraced crowdsourcing for public and private innovation. Anyone was eligible to compete.

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Crowdsourcing The Indian Rupee Symbol

crowdSPRING Blog

Today, a jury selected by the Indian government picked a new symbol for the Indian rupee – to rival similar symbols for the US dollar ($), the euro (€), the UK pound (£) and the Japanese Yen (¥). Government has embraced crowdsourcing for public and private innovation. Anyone was eligible to compete.

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

In two years she has hired eight full-time employees, secured lucrative government contracts, and is able to support seven households besides her own in Amman. Parveen Baji, Pakistan. She started a business selling gas cylinders with a loan from MFW that helped her buy two cars to make deliveries. Lidia Calzado, U.S.

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Rebuild Lives: Remote Work for Social Good

Transformify

It has been designed by a girl living in a safe shelter in Pakistan. The Finish government launched a pilot based on blockchain and we followed in their steps to provide opportunities for people in need and help revitalize post-war zones. Remote work is good for the businesses but how can it help those people who have suffered abuse?

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

Asghar says: Military action in Abbottabad (Pakistan) was nothing but a drama entailing conspiracy just like the conspiracy of 9/11 to wage a crusade war against the Muslim world in the guise of self-designed War on Terror. We had evidence on Bush and people chose to ignore it’ icyeh says: Yes.