Articles by Abigail Keene-Babcock
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Thursday
November 29
2007Conference Report: The Private Sector’s Role in Latin America
On Tuesday, I went to Georgetown University to attend a high-profile panel on “The Role of the Private Sector in the Competitiveness of the Latin American Region.” The line-up of panelists included three former presidents (Vicente Fox - Mexico, Alejandro Toledo ? Peru, Jose Maria...
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Monday
November 19
2007Job: Product Manager, MicroPlace
Job: Product Manager Location: San Jose, California About MicroPlace: MicroPlace’s mission is to alleviate global poverty to enable every day people to make investments in the working poor. MicroPlace will accomplish this mission by maintaining a web-based marketplace to connect...
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Wednesday
November 14
2007Shengchang Bioenergy ? Building China’s BOP Biomass Market
Biofuels have become a fashionable and controversial topic of late (just yesterday, the New York Times reported on resistance to ethanol in Iowa). Debates range from lauding the benefits of renewable energy sources to questioning whether biofuels will raise prices of staple comestibles, leaving...
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Tuesday
November 13
2007Internship: Center for Global Development
The Center for Global Development (CGD), an independent, non-partisan, non-profit policy research organization in Washington, DC seeks a part time or full time intern to provide administrative and research support to CGD?s executive office. The Intern will support the executive office in a...
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Monday
November 12
2007Latin American Forum for Inclusive Business: Al Hammond Goes to Chile, and The Next Four Billion Deb
This week, AVINA, FUNDES, and MASISA are hosting a regional 3-day workshop for Inclusive Businesses and a special Business Forum in Santiago, Chile. WRI’s Al Hammond is participating as a panelist at the Forum today and sent the following comments in from Santiago:Inclusive Business...
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Friday
November 9
2007Moving the Next Billion: In Bangalore, Mapunity Can Put Everyone on the Map – Literally
Yesterday, I attended a presentation by Madhav Pai, who was visiting WRI to tell us about a system developed by an organization he has worked with called Mapunity, that is linking together MIS, GIS, and SMS technologies to enhance transportation access and planning in Bangalore. If this...
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Friday
November 9
2007Job: One Acre Fund Director of Program Innovation/ Interim COO
(via iPienso)Position: Director of Program Innovation/ Interim COO, One Acre FundWanted: Early-career (3-10 years post-undergrad experience), ?elite? business professional to work in Africa Work in Africa for One Acre Fund, an exciting non-profit that runs like a start-up...
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Thursday
November 8
2007Job: Acumen Fund India Portfolio Associate
Acumen Fund is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of India Portfolio Associate.Location: Hyderabad, IndiaAcumen Fund is a global non-profit venture capital fund serving the four billion people living on less than $4 a day. Its objective is to create a blueprint...
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