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Development Marketplace Blog and HealthStore on PBS
If you’re in Washington DC today and/or tomorrow, be sure to stop by the Development Marketplace event at the World Bank.? For those unable to make it to DC, or stuck in meetings both days (me), don’t fret - there’s a blog!? The Development Marketplace blog, Hot Ideas/Cool...
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How Can Development Agencies Support Economic Development at the BoP?
I had spent a lot of time trying to figure out how best to work at the base of the pyramid, even before I knew what BoP was. In 2003, I moved to Nigeria to pursue a career in international development, focusing on democracy and governance. Nearly two years of this work taught me that...
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Another Major Milestone for Brazil?s Sustainable Finance Sector
The triple-bottom-line focused Stratus VCIII fund announced its first investment this morning, a major milestone for the firm and more good news for anyone watching the growth of Brazil’s sustainable finance sector. The company, Ecosorb Environmental Protection Technology, serves as an...
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Critical Skills at the BoP Reloaded
When I decided to write about BoP skills, I planned to center the discussion on a conversation I?d had with Yasmina Zaidman of the Acumen Fund. She was kind enough to chat with me a few months ago during an informational interview and gave me a great overview of critical BoP competencies. ...
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Development Marketplace and Chicago Microfinance Conference
Two upcoming events are worth noting - the Development Marketplace and the Chicago Microfinance Conference.? Registration is open for both.? Here’s a bit more detail: Development Marketplace is a competitive grant program of the World Bank that funds creative, small-scale development...
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Rising Ventures: Electrocell – Ready to Launch the Hydrogen Economy in Brazil
A chance meeting in a coffee bar at the University of Sao Paulo led scientists Gehrard Ett and Gilberto Janolio to create what would become the Latin-American leader in fuel cell technology. Today, Electrocell is ready to launch the hydrogen economy in Brazil.The offices of Electrocell are...
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Entrepreneurs Hope to Make it to “The Show”
Ironically enough, I found myself reading this article in the New York Times on an New Jersey Transit express train this morning.? The irony is that I was on my way to a meeting with the Acumen Fund, talking about ways WRI and Acumen might work together. ? Why ironic (cue Alanis...
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Tom Friedman’s Perfect Column: Patient Capital in Africa
I really like Tom Friedman - I have since high school, when a summer program I attended assigned his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree. I’ve also seen him sitting in DC cafes, running to catch cabs, and even met him in person at WRI’s 25th Anniversary Dinner. Nice guy. Smart, too....
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