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BoP Boom in Japan Part I
The year 2009 was referred to as “The first year of BoP in Japan”. Not only did the Japanese translation of the late Prof. Prahalad’s “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid” received much attention, BoP market analyzation that focused on emerging markets in Asia and African countries gained wide recognition too.
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- Asia Pacific
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Ennovent Launches the Impact Circle
This week, Ennovent launched the trial version of the Impact Circle, a network of investors offering diverse capital solutions to sustainable enterprises.The circle brings together a group of more than 10 accredited investors and funds looking to create a sustainable impact at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP).
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- Social Enterprise
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How the Developing World is Using Cellphone Technology to Change Lives
In Nigeria, a young girl can ask questions about sex discretely through SMS and get accurate information.After the earthquake in Haiti, survivors in remote towns could receive money for food straight to their cellphone.In Senegal, election monitors sent updates on polling stations through their mobile phones, revising an online map in real time with details about late openings or worse.Projects like Learning about Living in Nigeria, MercyCorps in Haiti and Senevote2012 in Senegal are just a few examples of how the rapid spread of mobile technology has changed life in the global south.
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- Technology
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World Bank Chief in India, Focus on Poverty Alleviation
World Bank Group President Robert B Zoellick begins an official visit to India tomorrow, to see what more it can do to support government efforts to overcome poverty, as India embarks on its 12th five-year Plan and global recovery remains fragile.
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Microfinance Experience in PHL Shows the Poor Can Be Insured
The Philippine success in extending microfinance credit to the poor shows that this sector at and below the poverty threshold could also become worthy of insurance coverage, the Insurance Commission here said.
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Omidyar Network Backs Two More Indian Firms
Omidyar Network started funding projects in India about two years ago with plans to invest up to $200 million in five years
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- South Asia
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Tigo Helps Remittances Go Mobile
In countries like Guatemala, remittances from migrant workers in the U.S. are critical to the economy. Tigo, an international telecom, has a unique plan to use mobile banking to simplify a trying process.
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Jeff Raikes, CEO, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: A Message to Members of Business Fights Poverty
We spend a lot of our time trying to convince skeptics that they should care about development. Bill Gates made the case very convincingly in his report to the G20 delivered last November. He argues from the supply side: successfully developing countries can keep the price of key commodities low by boosting production – important in ensuring food security. And he argues from the demand side: successfully developing countries can keep markets humming by boosting consumption. In the U.S., exports to developing countries are growing six times faster than exports to developed countries.