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The curious case of Myanmar: can the country leapfrog to digital financial inclusion?
Originally published by Next Billion. A digitally savvy population. A rapidly growing economy. A leapfrogging mindset. It may be hard to believe that these characteristics describe present-day Myanmar, a country that just five years ago faced economic stagnation. But as...
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Inyenyeri and Dalberg form a new partnership to bring clean cookstoves to sub-Saharan Africa
Inyenyeri, an organization devoted to bringing clean cookstoves to Rwanda, is working with Dalberg, a collection of impact-driven business, to improve access to clean cookstoves. With approximately 4.3 million deaths globally attributed to household air pollution caused by cooking with...
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Ground-breaking study of 25 most responsible asset allocators
The Bretton Woods II program at New America has unveiled a new ranking of the world’s most responsible sovereign wealth and government pension funds. The initiative, developed in partnership with the Global Development Incubator, Dalberg, and the Fletcher School at Tufts, analyzed over 120 funds comprising $20 trillion...
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Mergers and acquisitions: is India’s non-profit sector ready?
Originally published in Indian Development Review. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) are common in the corporate world; they are undertaken for various reasons–expansion into new markets, increasing market share, acquiring complementary capabilities, and improving cost and capital efficiency. The eventual goal...
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Raw Talks Interviews Yana Kakar
Dalberg Advisors' Global Managing Partner Yana Kakar discusses how to sustainably transform the latent value of mining, oil and gas into development with Raw Talks.
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How solar power can be made even more attractive for Africa
Originally published by African Arguments. I was born and raised in Kenya, a child of the city brought up with a deep love for my ancestral home of Oyani. Nestled between Lake Victoria and the Maasai Mara, it was a...
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Tackling the Silent Epidemic of Cancer in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Nour Sharara is a Senior Consultant in Dalberg's Dakar office, and worked as part of a team to develop The Global Oncology Map while at Harvard. In June 2012, I was wrapping up my internship at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and...
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Events around the 72nd UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly (UNGA), an event of tremendous significance, is always supplemented by a host of consequential development events. This year, for the 72nd version of the UNGA, it is no different. September 2017 will once more see New...
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Opportunities abound in off-grid appliances market
Originally published by African Business Magazine. There has been a significant growth in clean energy technology markets globally and regionally – mostly focusing on solar lanterns and solar home systems – that have benefited millions of electrified homes. However, only...
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How building a market for toilet loans can help fix India’s open defecation woes
Originally published in Huffington Post. About a third of all rural households in the country defecate in the open. It has long been assumed that low-income families in rural India do not want or cannot afford a household toilet. New research suggests...
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Dalberg launches an initiative to support start-ups in Nairobi
In recent years, Kenya has established itself as a centre for innovation, with a range of initiatives started in support of this culture. Incubators such as Nailab, iLab and iHub provide space for entrepreneurs to interact, bud and thrive. It’s...
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What it means to lead now: social impact leaders respond to uncertain times
Massive global migration and the ongoing refugee crisis; disruptive technology increasing information access; and rapid job automation are contributing to profound social and economic changes. Social impact leaders are used to shifting priorities and strategies as the social and economic...
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