Articles by Rob Katz
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Tuesday
August 14
2007BOP Roundup – News and Stories of Note II
A couple noteworthy happenings in the Base of the Pyramid universe... The Quarterly Journal of Economics has released Robert Jensen’s article, “The Digital Provide: Information (Technology), Market Performance and Welfare in the South Indian Fisheries Sector.” You may recall...
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Thursday
August 2
2007BusinessWeek on BOP – A False Dichotomy?
The latest issue of BusinessWeek, available online, features two articles about “base of the pyramid” (BOP) strategy and practice.? I’m always encouraged when BOP ideas and practitioners make it in the mainstream media, and these articles are no exception. I do wonder,...
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Wednesday
August 1
2007Venture Finance and Small Business Development in Central America – IPEG Meeting
Reminder: This event will be held tomorrow, August 2, and is open to the public. Venture Finance and Small Business Development in Central America - International Private Enterprise Group August Meeting Featuring Ricardo TeranOn August 2, please join us for a discussion on micro venture...
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Tuesday
July 24
2007Venture Finance and Small Business Development in Central America – IPEG Meeting
Venture Finance and Small Business Development in Central America - International Private Enterprise Group August Meeting Featuring Ricardo TeranOn August 2, please join us for a discussion on micro venture capital and development from one of Latin America’s leading social entrepreneurs....
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Thursday
July 12
2007Doing Business Meets Google Maps
We’ve talked a lot about the excellent Doing Business reports that the World Bank Group produces every year.? A quick reminder: The Doing Business database provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. The Doing Business indicators are comparable across 175...
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Thursday
July 12
2007The Next 4 Billion – Innovations Article
In response to some demand from readers and suggest-ers (not a word, I know), I’m posting the article that Al, Bill, Julia, Cory and I wrote in Innovations. Click “read more” for access to the PDF. Here are the first few paragraphs.Full review of the journal coming soon --...
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Wednesday
July 11
2007Business in Development Happy Hour – Washington DC
You are invited to a special Networking Happy Hour to support entrepreneur-driven models of development.?? Come learn about leading organizations working to bring innovative, market-based solutions to global poverty.? Network with others committed to unleashing the potential of small...
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Tuesday
July 10
2007Biofuels and the BOP
Chris Monasterski over at the PSDBlog connects biofuels, world hunger, and The Next 4 Billion report. Wish I had thought of it! (Seriously, bravo Chris.) Check it out - biofuels are driving food costs up, which puts pressure on BOP budgets. The poor are among those most at risk from the...
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