Articles by Rob Katz
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Friday
December 15
2006Skoll Foundation, Acumen Fund, and CGAP Announcements
Fresh from the “base of the pyramid” wire services (aka the info nextbillion (dot) net e-mail address) comes word from the Skoll Foundation and Acumen Fund about a big new partnership, and from CGAP about their new technology program: The Skoll Foundation, dedicated to advancing...
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Friday
December 15
2006On Remittances as a Platform (II)
Guest poster Bal K. Joshi is the co-founder and managing director of Thamel Dot Com, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also a partner in Thamel International. By Bal K. JoshiWilliam Kramer’s comments are well taken. His words certainly reflect our belief,...
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Wednesday
December 6
2006Village Phone Direct: Franchising the “Phone Lady” Model
What do cows and cell phones have in common? Until the advent of microfinance, the answer was not much. Over the past twenty or so years, small loans have enabled thousands of low-income clients to purchase a cow ? a story we’ve all heard before. The client sells milk, making money to...
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Wednesday
December 6
2006Diasporas for Development: The Remittance Platform
Guest poster Bal K. Joshi is the co-founder and managing director of Thamel Dot Com, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also a partner in Thamel International. By Bal K. Joshi From my perspective, recent public dialogue about the development impact of migrant...
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Monday
December 4
2006From Prodem to Citibank: Biometric ATMs
The Financial Times reported Friday that Citigroup, the world’s largest financial firm, will roll out a network of biometric ATMs to better serve low-income Indian neighborhoods. The machines will use thumbprint recognition technology in place of personal identification numbers, and...
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Friday
December 1
2006International Private Enterprise Group – DC Chapter
You may have noticed that from time to time we feature information via IPEG, which stands for International Private Enterprise Group.? Started by a number of Columbia Business School students and professionals including Reuben Abraham and Emeka Okafor, the group aims to create an opportunity...
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Tuesday
November 28
2006Next Steps Research
NextBillion ally Wayne Farmer e-mailed me yesterday with some exciting news: his company, Next Steps Research, is hiring. Before joining the founders at Next Steps, Wayne was involved in running the HealthStore Foundation, which manages a network of nurse-owned and operated pharmacy clinics in...
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Monday
November 27
2006Wal-Mart’s Base of the Pyramid Play
There are skeptics in any field ? base of the pyramid business is no different. Over the years, however, the nature of BOP skepticism has changed. At first, many questioned whether low-income, emerging markets really mattered to businesses’ bottom lines and growth strategies. While...
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