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International Private Enterprise Group – DC – First Meeting
Jeannie Yamine of the International Finance Corporation (and author of the excellent Innovations in Emerging Markets blog) covered the recent meeting of the International Private Enterprise Group - DC, which was held this past Wednesday on the patio at Zorba’s Cafe: Every so often,...
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Skoll Foundation, Acumen Fund, and CGAP Announcements
Fresh from the “base of the pyramid” wire services (aka the info nextbillion (dot) net e-mail address) comes word from the Skoll Foundation and Acumen Fund about a big new partnership, and from CGAP about their new technology program: The Skoll Foundation, dedicated to advancing...
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Rising Ventures: Sumaya HMX Shows Why Leapfrogging Technology Works
India’s rapid industrialization and urbanization is a boon to the national economy but a serious challenge in terms of an unfettered rise in energy usage and GHG emissions.? So far, India’s per capita energy consumption has remained one of the lowest in Asia, because of its vast rural...
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On Remittances as a Platform (II)
Guest poster Bal K. Joshi is the co-founder and managing director of Thamel Dot Com, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also a partner in Thamel International. By Bal K. JoshiWilliam Kramer’s comments are well taken. His words certainly reflect our belief,...
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