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NexThought Monday – MNCs, the Grassroots and the Future of the BoP
Santa Clara State University’s Jim Koch says two big conferences in the last ten years have come to frame BoP market development efforts. What can we learn from what did – and what notably did not – transpire in the decade between the two gatherings? Among other things, Koch says major corporations have been greatly eclipsed by grassroots innovators.
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CITADEL takes a look at 3S, the social enterprise that manufactures, cleans and services portable toilets for the urban poor
In a globalized nation where connectivity is the norm and gadgets rule, the most basic toilet facilities are not available to a staggeringly huge number of people. This picture has been changing enormously as people have been availing assistance for an improved quality of life.
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In India, Telcos Ride Piggy Back on Migrant Workers, Bet Big on Mobile Money
KOCHI: If the initial responses are any indication, the ubiquitous mobile phone is set to become a tool for financial inclusion in Ernakulam district.
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TriLinc Global Impact Fund Makes Impact Investment in Peru
TriLinc Global Impact Fund approves a new $3.0 million revolving trade finance facility to a Peruvian insulated wire company, bringing total financing commitments as of May 28, 2014 to $28.7 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development in Latin America and Southeast Asia
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World Bank offers Angola $1 billion to fund infrastructure, agriculture
The World Bank will offer $1 billion in financing to help Angola rebuild infrastructure and develop its agriculture, an official at the Washington-based lender said on Monday.
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Chilasa Invests in Indian green building products manufacturer Ecoway Bricks
Chilasa Venture Philanthropy, a pioneer in small enterprise growth in poor communities, today announced a new investment to support the expansion of Ecoway Bricks PVT LTD, a manufacturer of environmental building products made from rice husk ash.
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The base of the pyramid: will selling to the poor pay off?
The concept of serving the world's poorest four billion or so people has been popular since CK Prahalad introduced the idea a decade ago. But so far, profits remain elusive
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How Equity plans to take on Safaricom in mobile payments
Kenya: This Monday, Equity Bank will reveal its entry strategy into the telecoms industry. Analysts say this could be a turning in Kenya’s telecoms market. “ Equity Bank will on Monday, May 26, 2014 hold an investors’ and media briefing to unveil its MVNO strategy, report on progress of preparedness and rollout plan,” read an invite.
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