Articles by Rob Katz
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Monday
July 9
2007M-Pesa Shows Strong Demand for M-Banking
We’ve known about Vodafone’s M-Pesa project for some time now.? The money-transfer via mobile phone service has been active in Kenya for a few months now, first as a pilot and growing steadily throughout the country. The New York Times and the Economist both have articles on M-Pesa...
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Friday
July 6
2007Nubian Cheetah and AIDG’s Haiti Project
A quick roundup before the weekend. First, here’s a new blog to check out: Nubian Cheetah.? Its author, Nii Simmonds, is based here in DC (small world) and was recently a speaker at TED Africa.? Nii posted last week about a conversation he had with George Ayittey (also based here in DC,...
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Friday
July 6
2007Returns to Capital in Microenterprises
What are the returns to capital when it comes to microfinance? What are the effects of demand shocks, entrepreneurial ability, and other independent variables? Many in the microfinance (and enterprise development) communities have wondered about these very questions for years, but little...
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Thursday
July 5
2007Roundup: Medicine Shoppe; A “Poor” Market
A couple of quick reads, especially if you’re recovering from Independence Day celebrations in the United States. First, over at Acumen Fund blog, Fellow Nadaa Taiyab writes about her experiences working with Medicine Shoppe India and its new spinoff, Sehat Clinic.? The post is a...
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Monday
July 2
2007Building Broadband to Rural Sri Lanka
In May 2007 the Synergy Strategies Group (SSG) opened the first EasySeva Centers and is on track to open a total of 25 Centers by the end of September. SSG has undertaken a new and highly innovative approach in expanding broadband rural access across Sri Lanka. This project is one of nearly 30...
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Tuesday
June 26
2007Aspen Institute Takes a “Closer Look” at BOP Business Education
Pablo was kind enough to forward me the latest issue of A Closer Look, Aspen Institute’s monthly briefing on the latest in MBA education.? This month’s topic is BOP in the classroom -- check out the PDF, which is posted online via Aspen’s Business and Society Program. It’s a...
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Monday
June 25
2007A Base of the Pyramid Perspective on Poverty Alleviation
REMINDER: This event will be held on Wednesday. Please RSVP if possible, and feel free to bring friends/colleagues.Also, it’s worth noting that early registration for September’s BOP conference, “Business With 4 Billion: Creating Mutual Value at the Base of the Pyramid,"...
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Friday
June 22
2007Article Slams $3000 “People’s Car”
Ironically, as Nitin posted his piece on the $3000 1-lakh car, I came across this article, Just What Overcrowded, Polluted India Didn’t Need - The $3000 Car, in The Independent. Well, we never said it wasn’t controversial. In fact, the whole thing gives me pause. On the one hand,...
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