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Recent Developments, <br /> Key Innovations, and <br /> Insightful Reports

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Insightful Reports

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Risks that the microfinance sector need to manage now

The recent report released by Center for the Study of Financial Innovation highlights the changing nature of the risks that the microfinance sector needs to manage now. The traditional risks like credit risk , funding risk, liquidity risk are being replaced by newcomers like reputation risk and risk of “mission […]

February 9, 2011

Indonesia-India trade now set for robust growth

Indonesian President’s visit to India as the Chief Guest of the Republic Day celebrations this year has set the stage for the next round of robust growth of Indonesia-India trade flows. Indonesian and Indian officials have signed 18 Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) which aims to double the bilateral trade […]

December 29, 2010

Two comprehensive and insightful reports on rural development opportunities in Africa and South Asia

IFAD Rural Povery Report 2011 offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of rural poverty. In the last 10 years 350 million people have moved out of extreme rural povery but still 70% of the 1.4 billion extremely poor people live in rural area. The volatility of food prices, […]

June 30, 2010

“Re-emerging World and the Shift from West to East” by Stephen Green, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings

In this speech Stephen Green , outlines ways of collaborating in meeting the challenges of emerging multipolar world. He reaffirms his belief that there are no alternatives to market based solutions for development. He suggests harnessing innovative technology to negate the limitations of physical infrastructure. The role of western companies […]

May 23, 2010

Robert Zoellick’s speech on “The End of the Third World”

Robert Zoellick’s speech on "The End of the Third World" may get into the hall of fame of the most influential speeches by the President of the World Bank Group. While the contours of the multipolar world is yet to emerge, the direction is clear. His urge to forge a […]

August 14, 2009

India ASEAN deal on free trade agreement : The first steps towards regional economic integration

The wait was worthwhile . After 6 years of negotiations India and ASEAN has signed a deal on free trade of goods. The strong economic growth of the Asian countries over the last decade has placed them in a position of strength where they can start developing a long term view of regional co-operation […]

June 30, 2009

Pepsi plans low cost beverages , snacks to fight anaemia in India

Another foray by Pepsi to deliver social impact through a a sustainable product line , it will test market in India low cost beverages and snacks to address the anaemia problem among women in rural india. It aims to reduce the price points of servings to INR 1 and INR 2 to reach […]

June 1, 2009

Will successful emerging markets companies with global ambition lead the innovation agenda in this century?

In his article Rethinking Global Innovation , Scott Anthony highlights the need for businesses to re-think their emerging markets strategy . With 80% of the world population and 40% of the world GDP ( measured at purchasing power parity) being generated from the emerging markets , they still contribute 10% of the revenues of S&P 500 […]

May 22, 2009

Silent threats that should be critically analyzed when building a ” base of the pyramid ” business

The innovation towards developing the new product price-performance features and addressing the distribution challenges take up a lot of bandwidth of corporations when designing a ” base of the pyramid ” business model. The silent threats that are looming large on the horizon often do not get due consideration. The crisis of late 2008 […]