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New Survey Reveals That Employees Believe Companies Should Join the Fight against Global Poverty
You might consider the fact that more than a billion people in the world live on less than a dollar a day motivation enough for every profitable company to contribute to the fight against extreme global poverty. But contributing - while seemingly simple - becomes staggeringly complex when terms like strategic philanthropy, accountability and measurement are involved. As more and more companies design and implement philanthropic programs ...
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Energy Poverty and Political Vision, Alejandro Litovsky
The delivery of affordable, reliable and sustainable power to citizens is one of the key challenges of the 21st century. Alejandro Litovsky reflects on the importance of political leadership in addressing an acute global problem. Around 2.64 billion people, 40% of the world?s population, lack modern fuels for cooking and heating. 1.6 billion have no access to electricity, three-quarters of them living in rural areas. As decision-makers in Europe and north America wonder how to reduce energy cons...
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CA Wants Intel as Bangladesh’s Partner in IT
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed has urged Intel Corporation to make Bangladesh a partner in its programmes, particularly in IT sector, in order to take advantage of the tremendous business opportunity in a huge market of 140 million people. Fakhruddin also gave assurance of all-out support from the government when visiting Intel Chairman Craig Barrett made a courtesy call on him at his office yesterday. Barrett said Intel is interested in the development of ICT and education...
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Venture Funds Head for Base of Pyramid
Cleantech companies applying new technologies to old problems faced by the world?s poor are attracting funds. But the money?s coming from Silicon Valley venture funds, not NGOs. Venture funds Walden International and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) are looking into funding India-based Novatium, developer of a $100 personal computer. Khosla Ventures invested an undisclosed amount in Stanford University-incubated Cosmos Ignite Innovations in 2006. The company?s $50 solar-powe...
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Taxing Sri Lanka’s Mobile Customers; Goose or Eggs?
Taxes are necessary. The consistent theme of the ’Choices’ columns has been that choices have to be made; that one cannot have the cake and eat it too. Sept 03, 2007 (LBO) - Taxes are necessary. The consistent theme of the ’Choices’ columns has been that choices have to be made; that one cannot have the cake and eat it too. Taxes or inflation The present administration got elected by promising to fight a war, give government employment to all gra...
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El BID propone franquicias sociales para un sistema de salud destinado a los sectores m?s carenciad
Jorge Gronda se reuni? con representantes del BID, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, para trabajar en la creaci?n de franquicias sociales que tienen el objetivo de brindar una cobertura de salud a los sectores m?s desprotegidos. Jujuy al d?a - Jorge Gronda se reuni? con representantes del BID, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, para trabajar en la creaci?n de franquicias sociales que tienen el objetivo de brindar una cobertura de salud a los sectores m?s desprotegidos. En dialogo c...
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Cellphones May Take Banking to the Rural Poor in the Third World
In many third world countries, where bank branches are few and far between, the development that finally may make financial services practical for the rural poor fits in the palm of a hand. PARIS: In many third world countries, where bank branches are few and far between, the development that finally may make financial services practical for the rural poor fits in the palm of a hand. Mobile devices like cellphones have the potential to effectively bring financial markets t...
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Report: Indian Drug Market to Reach $20B
India’s fast-growing economy, expansion in health care insurance and infrastructure, to grow national drug sales to triple by 2015. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Indian drug market is expected to triple in size by 2015, to $20 billion in annual sales, according to a report released Wednesday by international consulting firm McKinsey & Co. The report said India will undergo a significant transformation to become one of the top 10 pharmaceutical markets in the next ...
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