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Rwanda Journal: Dear Dave,
Editor’s note: NextBillion staff writer Courtland Walker recently returned from a 10-day trip to Rwanda. Over the next week, he will post reflections on his trip as part of the Rwanda Journal series.? This is the second post in the series; read the first here. In reference to David’s...
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The Most Important Businesses You’ve Never Heard Of (Until Now)
I suppose “alternative energy” and “China” are indeed like peanut butter and chocolate, as Matt Richtel of the NYT analogizes. At first glance the combination seems incompatible (the word China to me for a long time conjured up images of massive coal power plants, not wind...
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BOP Spoofed by The Onion
How do you know when a person, idea, or trend has truly arrived? When it gets spoofed by The Onion. In today’s edition of the well-read parody and satire magazine, the lead article is entitled Chanel Develops Durable, Low-Cost Perfume For Third World. This is an obvious stab at the...
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Social Entrepreneurs Summit
Want to keep track of what’s going on in Switzerland this week?? Many will undoubtedly be following the glitzy World Economic Forum, but allow me to suggest an alternate: the Social Entrepreneurs Summit.? Also sponsored by the Schwab Foundation and held concurrently with the Forum, the...
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