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New SME newsletter

The new IFC e-newsletter “Outcomes” showcases IFC advisory work, and that of our partners, in promoting small business development in emerging markets. The focus will be on results sharing - both…

Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector

Grade inflation

Grade inflation is also the product of competition. Competition improves performance and mostly this is good: it leads to lower prices and shorter queues at the checkout. But the process has…

Tim Harford|
Education, Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion

eChoupal: empowering the links in the value chain

The ITC Ltd. developed eChoupal program has beat out 134 other nominees to win the 2005 Development Gateway Award – and the $100,000 that come with it.

Pablo H.|
Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector

Anarchy and Invention

Our most popular discussion ever was sparked by a paper by Tatiana Nenova:

Tim Harford|
Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector

Private health insurance in Africa

The New York Times offers us 'Neglected poor in Africa make their own safety nets': Plans in which neighbors come together and create their own makeshift health coverage are the rage in…

Tim Harford|
Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector
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