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Wendell Pierce's new chain of grocery stores will bring fresh produce to New Orleans' food deserts. Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034361412@N01/558333048/">Rick (Flickr)</a>

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A new take on charity: TV star turns New Orleans grocer

Years after the disaster, people are still turning challenges into opportunities in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward.

Palestinian children ride a pair of dyed donkeys in the Mara Land Zoo. An authentic zebra would have been too expensive to smuggle. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasmastik/4138782760/"/>REUTERS/Mohammed Salem(flickr)</a>

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Israel's Blockade A "Death Penalty" for Business in Gaza

War has left the Gaza Strip in shambles, but bombs and bullets are only part of the disaster. The Israeli blockade of Gaza has also created a crisis for business in the region.

Citizens' Centres in Kanchipuram, India, each owned by one or two women entrepreneurs, are examples of small business ventures. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mckaysavage/3063495060/">mckaysavages (flickr)</a>

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Sustainable Training and Words of Encouragement Goes a Long Way in Helping World's Poor

"[I]f you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime," is a popular slogan describing micro-development in third-world countries.

Paul Polak leads a talk on affordable technology design for developing areas <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poptech2006/2966654473/">KrisKrug (flickr)</a>

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Seeing the Poor as Customers

"Most of us look at the 1 billion men, women and children in the world who live on less than a dollar a day and see poor people," writes BusinessWeek. "But Paul Polak sees market failure."

Ningxia's halal food industry is worth nearly $700 million a year. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/feen/2574309644/">Aaron D. Feen (Flickr)</a>

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Chinese Muslims Seek to Join Global Islamic Food Industry

Local food producers in China's Muslim-dominated Ningxia autonomous region want to supply food to the 1.3 billion Muslims in the world.

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When Business Turns Green

By incorporating sustainable practices, UPS helps the environment while saving money.

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Focusing on Areas of Comparative Advantage

Dr. Chinua Akukwe, an expert on HIV/AIDS strategies, policies and programs, shares his views on how businesses can become involved in the fight against HIV.

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Opinions and Editorials

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Sub-Saharan Africa Leads World Tourism Growth

The UN Tourism Organisation reports that Africa, led by Kenya and South Africa, is expected to reach record growth levels this year.

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Globalinc - An Atlas of the Multinational Corporation

As the nature, reach, and power of multinational corporations grows, so does their influence.

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Book and Film Reviews

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Wall-to-Wall Walmart?

Walmart is often examined as the quintessential example of globalization, but is this a fair analysis?

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Microcredit Is Becoming Profitable, Which Means New Players and New Problems

As the field of microfinance has ballooned we have been pushed into the debate of whether or not to transition it from the nonprofit sector into the commercial bank world.

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Lending a Hand and a Little Bit More

Small loans are allowing many individuals to move away from simply subsisting to a more financially stable existence.

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Planting Seeds in Yanbian

Mercy Corps demonstrates how a small loan can go a long way in growing the potential of a family farm in China.

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Why Focus on Poor Women and How Best to Serve Them

Most poor people are women and most women are poor - yet almost all low income women are economically active and would benefit tremendously from access to microfinance.

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Microlending Explained

Microlending has proved that a small loan can become the start of a virtuous economic cycle -- the benefits of which extend beyond individual borrowers and into the community.

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