Articles by Ana Escalante
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Wednesday
August 22
2007“The Faces of Exclusion” Competition Winner Announced
The Inter American Development Bank (IADB) recently hosted a video competition called “The Faces of Exclusion.” The purpose of this competition was to expand beyond traditional research techniques in socio-economics; the IADB was particularly looking for documentary films that...
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Tuesday
August 21
2007BOP Roundup
While browsing online this morning, I found a couple of new interesting ideas on the blogosphere worth mentioning on NextBillion today: The PSDBlog of the World Bank has touched the subject of biofuels (which I blogged on last week). They quote a very interesting article regarding world...
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Friday
August 17
2007Is there a BOP in the United States?
When I think about people living in the BOP, I immediately picture people in developing countries. I didn?t really picture people in the U.S. as people in the BOP. I have realized now after living for six weeks in the D.C. area that I could not be further from the truth. There is a big...
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Thursday
August 16
2007Public vs. Private Education in Developing Countries: A Matter of Long-Term Investment
I often find myself criticizing governments worldwide for failing to create opportunities for poor people, especially in the education sector. We certainly should be critical, but must also realize that, as a responsible society, we cannot and should not leave everything to the government and...
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Wednesday
August 15
2007Social Entrepreneurs: Echoing Green’s 2007 Fellows
Some of my recent blog posts focused on venture capitalism (Wulff Capital, Agora Partnerships). Well, it must be a trend ? I just came across Echoing Green.Echoing Green is an angel investor for entrepreneurs focused on social change. They provide seed funding and support to entrepreneurs...
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Monday
August 13
2007Biofuels: Do They Help the BOP? There are Always Two Sides of a Story
There has been a lot of controversy recently regarding biofuels - especially corn-based ethanol - and their effect on the global economic dynamic. While biofuels in general could be a very good alternative to oil, are they good for the BOP? Rob and Derek have blogged on this very subject...
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Wednesday
August 8
2007Ricardo Teran of Agora Partnerships Identifies the Marks of a Successful Entrepreneur
Last week WRI hosted a meeting of the International Private Enterprise Group (IPEG), featuring a guest from Agora Partnerships. Ricardo Teran, Managing Director of Agora Partnerships in Nicaragua, delivered a presentation focused on venture finance and small business development in Central...
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Tuesday
August 7
2007Productizing Remittances: Infinity Systems International
After reading the blogpost on Construmex and productizing remittances, Roy Serventi, the President/CEO and founder of Infinity Systems International (ISI), contacted the NextBillion team. Roy, Rob Katz and I had a long talk on how ISI is also taking steps toward productizing remittances, the...
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