share Financial Inclusion MFIs should offer more than just microfinance, study finds Despite the surging popularity of microfinance in the last several decades, access among the poor in Asia and the Pacific remains low. A new report says technology and livelihood programs will put it in the hands of more people. Read more »
share Selling to the Poor, On Terms They Can Afford Here's some conventional marketing wisdom: People who live on less than $2 per day simply aren't a worthwhile target demographic. Read more »
share Cubans Swarm to Cell Phones In a span of just ten days, 7,400 Cubans signed new mobile phone contracts. On April 14, President Raul Castro lifted a ban restricting ordinary citizens from purchasing personal cell phones. Read more »