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Doing Business Series Gets Slammed by World Bank Watchdog
"So, what do you think about the IEG report?” I was g-chatting with my friend Smita the other night when she brought up the World Bank. “What IEG report? What’s the IEG?” I replied, showing my ignorance of the latest Bank goings on (and of the acronym ? it stands for...
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Job: Interns/ Volunteers for the Question Box Project
Rose Shuman, founder of Open Mind and the innovative Question Box project, shared with us?the following?work opportunity. Please read on if you are interested in working with the venture that is?making the ’Digital Alladin’s Lamp’ a reality.?Position: Interns/...
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Morning Roundup: Water Privatization and Dignified P2P Lending
There have been some interesting base of the pyramid-related topics afoot in both the mainstream media and the blogosphere lately, including a call for water privatization in developing countries and a self-critical blog post authored by the founder of a media-darling BoP startup. Without...
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Reporting from the Growing Inclusive Markets Forum
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Growing Inclusive Markets Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference was hosted by the Faculty of Management of Dalhousie University and the Coady Institute of St. Francis Xavier University. The Growing Inclusive Markets initiative...
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“Business and Poverty: Opening Markets to the Poor” – An Analysis of the Report
A key issue that the BoP development world currently faces is generating a tangible connection between markets, enterprise and the poor. After all, if we are going to alleviate poverty through enterprise, we require effective strategies that enable the BoP to participate in profitable business...
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Job: VP Sales and Operations, VisionSpring
Position: VP of Sales and Operations Location: New York - with 30% international travel Organization: VisionSpring (formerly Scojo Foundation) is a global social enterprise, currently operating in 13 countries, which creates jobs and sustains livelihoods through the sale of affordable...
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Guest Post: Design for Social Impact – What Does It Mean and Why Should We Care?
Guest blogger Jocelyn Wyatt works for the design firm IDEO, leading its base of the pyramid projects. Prior to joining IDEO, Jocelyn was an Acumen Fund Fellow in Kenya. She holds a MBA from Thunderbird. Jocelyn blogs at Design and Reach.By Jocelyn WyattAs NextBillion.net mentioned last...
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Remittances Gaining Relevance in BoP Development Efforts
Remittances - transfers of money from foreign workers to their home countries - have been a critical means of financial support for generations. These flows have generally been conducted away from formal markets. However, as more and more workers move abroad, the volume of remittances sent back...
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