-
WB Report: Doing Business in South Asia 2007
Doing business became easier in India and Pakistan in 2005-2006, according to a new regional report released yesterday by the World Bank and its private sector arm, IFC, entitled Doing Business in South Asia 2007. Doing Business in South Asia 2007 is the third report in a series of South Asia...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Lijjat: Empowering Women, Everyday
This is the second post in a series of successful - even if offbeat - models in the Indian subcontinent. The first is here.In a number of initiatives aimed at the bottom of the pyramid, women ? in groups ? have been at the forefront.SKS Microfinance chooses to only target women because...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
BOP Skeptics and Today’s News
Today has been a very interesting day in terms of BOP news and notes. First, I heard from Professor Aneel Karnani at the University of Michigan. Many remember his paper, “Mirage at the Bottom of the Pyramid,” and C.K. Prahalad’s subsequent response. Professor Karnani sent me a...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Aryty: Productizing Remittances Through Cell Phones
Remittances are a big deal ? from an economic standpoint, a development standpoint, and a business standpoint. A lot has been written about the magnitude and impact of cross-border financial flows, both on NextBillion and elsewhere. The concept of productizing remittances ? sending goods...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
The Moneylender’s Paradox
By NextBillion reader Lance Durham -Borrowers don’t have much collateral.-Little collateral means that they can only get small loans.-Moneylenders make these small loans at very high interest rates.-Very high interest rates mean that borrowers won’t make much profit.-After the...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Link Drop: News, Reviews, Events, and More
In the interest of time and efficiency, I am going to do an all-purpose link drop today. Some of the topics mentioned below will be fleshed out as blog posts; others will be added to the Activity Database, Events Calendar, or Newsroom. Keep an eye on this space as I try to dig out from under...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
BOP Job Announcement – NextBillion Intern & Lauren’s Last Day
We are happy to announce that we’re hiring an intern to work on NextBillion.net and other research related to the intersection of business and development. The job posting is up on World Resources Institute’s main site - check it out for the full details.The basics: we’re looking...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Convergence of the Corporate Sector and Civil Society?
C.K. Prahalad has done it again. He?s come up with an idea as radical as his and Stuart Hart’s suggestion 5 years ago that there was significant value to be found in business engagement at the base of the pyramid. With apologies to the musical Oklahoma, what he and co-author Jeb...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.