With development pushed back 30 years, these innovations are critical for recovery
The global pandemic threatens to plunge half a billion people into poverty. Here are five reasons market-creating innovations can fuel a recovery.
May 14, 2020
Topics: Infrastructure
America was once an emerging market
America's rags-to-riches story isn't exceptional; it follows the same predictable path as other now-prosperous countries. That path offers hope for emerging markets today.
Mar 17, 2020
How private equity can win big in Africa
Private equity has the potential to truly transform lives and create inclusive prosperity in Africa. So why have some of the world’s largest private equity funds floundered on the continent?
Mar 5, 2020
How FedEx made Tennessee a hub of global commerce
In the act of creating new markets, innovators set off a series of events that pull prosperity, in the form of profits, jobs, and improved business culture and infrastructure, into the region where they occur.
Feb 20, 2020
5 reasons why impact investments and market-creating innovations go hand-in-hand
Investors play a pivotal role in shaping how societies evolve, so it is important they understand which types of companies do the most to raise the quality of life for people in a society.
Feb 13, 2020
The inextricable link between market-creating innovation and sustainable infrastructure
Simply transferring resources to poor countries is a tempting but often unsustainable strategy. Lasting solutions require creating a new market.
Feb 4, 2020
How to make your own luck in emerging markets
Effective innovators in less-developed economies tend to share something in common: they don't leave success up to chance.
Dec 10, 2019
The African advantage in the solar energy revolution
Solar energy has struggled with slow adoption many places in the world, but it's found fertile ground in sub-Saharan Africa. What’s the secret to its success in a region where other electricity solutions have stumbled?
Aug 15, 2019
To the next President of the World Bank—it’s time to switch it up
The World Bank has a unique opportunity to end poverty. Here's how.
Mar 12, 2019
Can infrastructure prevent cholera outbreaks like the one in Kampala? Maybe.
Infrastructure is vital to a country's economic development. But with so many infrastructure projects under-delivering on their economic impact, how do you do it right?
Feb 1, 2019