accessing markets

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Financial Inclusion

Quotable: The Internet’s transformative potential in Africa

A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute highlights the economic power of the Internet in Africa.

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Social Enterprise

Girl power: Accelerating women in social enterprise

"Accelerate Women Now" supports women social entrepreneurs in Latin America with consulting support, mentorships and connections with investors.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Doha deal + Banking on the world's poorest

Banking on the world's poorest, the first Doha deal, and how the promise of prosperity may be the key to foreign policy. Staff picks: what we're reading this week.

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Value Chains

Quotable: 20 years ago, fighting poverty felt futile. Not so today.

"Twenty years ago we spoke about the poor with a sense of futility, and I think now when you talk about the base of the pyramid, more often than not you're talking about markets and opportunities."

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Value Chains

5 ways to support farming irrigation in sub-saharan Africa: Beyond technology

Big government-funded irrigation projects in Sub-Saharan Africa are often expensive and inaccessible, so farmers are taking matters into their own hands.

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Financial Inclusion

Faith and Finance: The director of "Kompanion Invest" discusses the challenges of mixing business and religion

In Kyrgyzstan, over 85 percent of citizens are followers of Islam, and many seek to run Halal businesses. So offering Shari’a compliant financial services just makes sense. Easier said than done. Read this frank Q&A with the country's only Islamic microfinance institution.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Climate insurance + Arab startups

Climate insurance, Arab startups, and a get-rich way to help the poor. Staff picks: what we're reading this week.

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Social Enterprise

Shopping for all: Mobile technology as social enterprise

Many social enterprises are incorporating mobile technology into their businesses, making products more accessible to consumers around the world.

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Financial Inclusion

Slideshow: 8 Facts about Financial Inclusion and Gender

A new World Bank report shows that women still fall behind men in financial inclusion.

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Social Enterprise

Philippines post Super Typhoon Haiyan: How small business boosts economies after natural disasters

After a natural disaster, social enterprises can help rebuild economies by stimulating entrepreneurial activity.

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Twitter and international development: Who to follow and why

Here's a list of three interesting users to follow for each of Global Envision’s six beats.

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Mobile Technology

Short film: Uganda’s love of mobile money

In just over four years, 9 million Ugandans have jumped aboard the mobile money bandwagon-- buying, selling and saving with their mobile devices.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Planning for disasters + Cocoa in Africa

The world responds to Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, micro insurance may help the poor deal with climate change and poor African farmers watch two companies try to seize the world's cocoa supply. Staff picks: what we're reading this week.

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Value Chains

Partnering with the poor: 4 powerful programs fighting poverty

Over the past decade, aid organizations have moved from handouts and giveaways to making markets work for, and by, the poor. Here's four groups leading the charge.

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Mercy Corps mobilizes emergency response team to Philippines

Mercy Corps is mobilizing a team of emergency responders, including experts in water, sanitation and logistics, into the areas devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan.