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Can countries legislate to attract more investment?
June 19, 2015 Editor 0
The effectiveness of legislating to address investment policy shortcomings is a recurrent debate in development circles. More specifically, do countries need a singular investment law? Should governments expend the political capital required to put in place a law if the likelihood of its implementation is questionable from the outset? Is it not better to work […]
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Experience design is shaping our future
November 2, 2014 Editor 0
Design aligns humans and technology, it aligns business and engineering, it aligns digital and physical, and it aligns business needs and user needs. Here at O’Reilly, we’re fascinated by the design space, and we’re launching several initiatives focused on the experience design community. Design is both the disruptor and being disrupted. It’s disrupting markets, organizations, […]
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Give Impact Investing Time and Space to Develop
March 18, 2014 Editor 0
Impact investing has captured the world’s imagination. Just six years after the Rockefeller Foundation coined the term, the sector is booming. An estimated 250 funds are actively raising capital in a market that the Global Impact Investing Network estimates at $25 billion. Giving Pledge members described impact investing as the “hottest topic” at their May […]
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How new multinational businesses can transform poverty–and be profitable
October 27, 2013 Editor 0
By Paul Polak. This article was republished with permission. Five years ago, Steve Bachar and I decided to create a venture capital fund that would only invest in companies capable of achieving three goals: Transforming the livelihoods of at least 100 million customers living on $2 a day or less; Generating at least $10 […]
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Obama’s new fix-Africa-toolbox includes one shiny new tool: private investment
July 3, 2013 Editor 0
President Obama wants America’s relationship with Africa to move beyond aid. This past week, he laid out a vision for new partnership with the continent that puts the private sector front and center. Major American involvement in Africa fell off the President’s list of priorities during his first term, but Obama’s June 30th speech in […]
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How To Really Measure a Company’s Innovation Prowess
March 21, 2013 Editor 0
Who is the world’s most innovative company? The editors of Fast Company say Nike. Last year, number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest “Innovation Premium” baked into its stock price. MIT Technology Review didn’t pick a winner, but on its recent list of top 50 “disruptors,” the magazine mixed […]
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