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Lemurs Are Cool
If you?re in Madagascar at this very moment and you?re reading this blog, then chances are you?re attending Conservation International?s symposium, ?Defying Nature’s End: The Africa Context.? But for those of us who have to see lemurs in the zoo, here?s some information about...
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June Cleaver with a PayPal Account – Kiva Hits the One Year Mark
With my head spinning from the loftiness of an IDB infused week, I happily returned to reality in a conversation with Kiva, which--as many of you know--is leveraging micro-finance institutions (MFIs) to create virtual connections between investors and micro-entrepreneurs. This doesn’t sound...
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How Big is India’s Base of the Pyramid Market?
Businesses interested in exploring base of the pyramid markets often ask for hard data: how many people? Where do they live? What do they spend money on? BOP pioneers CK Prahalad and Stuart Hart have done well for themselves and their ideas, as demonstrated by the success of their latest books....
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