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Bretton Woods Symposium with C.K. Prahalad and BOP practitioners
Last week, John, Cory, and I went to a symposium on the BOP hosted by the Bretton Woods Committee. The symposium was paneled by four individuals from academia, an MNC, a technical assistance non-profit, and a small social for-profit corporation. Kai Schmidtz, EVP and COO of MicroFinance...
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Financial Services for the BOP? The Ring Tone Tolls for Thee
Recent news stories in the New York Times, Red Herring, the Economist, and others note new features that allow cellular phones to serve as mobile wallets. While no article has said so explicitly, the potential application to BOP markets is huge. Cell phones are cheaper, hardier, and more...
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