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Frugal Innovation: The Case of Zari
Frugal innovation in most developing countries ensures that locally sourced materials/produced goods will be in higher demand, which in some cases open up interesting new business opportunities. One such opportunity is adapting age-old (and extremely low-cost) Indian embroidery techniques for high-tech vision treatments.
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Investing Without Borders: Impact Investing and the New Indicators for FDI
There are many institutional factors that affect foreign direct investment and many are captured in the World Bank’s new Investing Across Borders (IAB) indicators. The IAB indicators cover 87 countries, incorporating survey data from 2,350 lawyers, accountants, consultants and other experts with practical knowledge of FDI deals in their countries.
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