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This database contains a diverse range of more than 2,000 publications about inclusive business and relating topics, such as impact investing, microfinance and market systems approaches. You will find not only reports but also market intelligence, case studies, tools and videos that touch upon of several sectors and regions.

The diverse range of publications in this database all relate to inclusive business - meaning business models that engage base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, suppliers, entrepreneurs and/or employees in low income and/or emerging markets.

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The Broadband Effect: Enhancing Market-based Solutions for the Base of the Pyramid
110

This report examines how companies that serve the Base of Pyramid (BOP) use broadband to improve the efficiency of their operations and better reach this market segment in Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores broadband-enabled BOP business models, the ecosystem in which they operate, the benefits and challenges of broadband adoption, and the role of public policy and regulation.

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AuthorL. Klarsfeld, O. Kayser, S. Brossard
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa
IB Topics: Results Measurement and Impact
SectorAgriculture or Food, Education
No
WP n° 52: Formalisation through microfinance: an empirical study in Egypt
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Investigates the role microfinance institutions (MFI) could play in the formalisation of the economy. Examines the effectiveness of the credit as a incentive to induce clients to formalise and reviews the advantage for a MFI to deal with more formal client.

PublisherThe ILO's Social Finance Programme
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AuthorN. Gachet
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryMiddle East and North Africa
Egypt
IB Topics: BoP as customer, Results Measurement and Impact
SectorFinancial Services
No
WP n° 52: Formalisation through microfinance: an empirical study in Egypt