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Breaking News: NextBillion Ally Receives $30m Investment
I just received an e-mail from NextBillion ally and BOP enthusiast Michael Hokenson.? Michael is the Managing Director of Minlam Asset Management, a NY-based microfinance hedge fund: Minlam Asset Management LLC is a New York-based investment firm providing financial solutions for emerging...
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Pop!Tech – A Quiet Town Comes Alive
Greetings from Camden, Maine - site of Pop!Tech 2007 and the “quiet town” referred to in this post’s title. I arrived here last night, after a short flight into Portland and a drive up Route 1 along the Maine coast. There’s not a whole lot going on in Camden - it’s...
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Jobs: AMGlobal Consulting, Emerging Markets Consultancy
AMGlobal Consulting currently has two postings for entry-level positions:Research ConsultantThis position is a perfect entry-point for an undergraduate or recent graduate student interested in learning how to work with Emerging Markets, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom of the...
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Rising Ventures: MinYiYuan Connects Folk Art With National Markets
Scot Fang interviews the founder of MinYiYuan, a company that is bringing prosperity to a rural region of China by connecting local handicraft traditions with a broader market for folk arts. PDF Version China?s emergence as an economic powerhouse is not exactly news, but millions of...
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Guest Post: Lord Brown and “Making Private Capital Work for the Poor”
Guest blogger Chaz Littlejohn is the Director of Finance for Nourish International UNC Chapter, and is finishing his last semester at the University of North Carolina in the Economics program. At Nourish International, Chaz has applied his economics training to analyzing and improving how...
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