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This report provides insights on FMCG market trends in Africa. It covers aspects like market size, growth drivers, consumer behaviour and retail performance. It features country insights from Morocco, Nigeria, Ghana and Angola.

This case study draws lessons from a joint project between Oxfam and Unilever in Azerbaijan to set up a supply chain for onion powder for Unilever's soups and stocks brand Knorr. It looks at the challenges around implementing the project on the ground, as well as at the level of two international organisations, Oxfam and Unilever learning how to work together.

This article describes the Markets for Afghan Artisans (MFAA) programme which is delivered by the Afghan non-government organisation, Zardozi, and has developed an approach to facilitating market access for very poor women in the informal, handcrafted garment industry. It looks at how the programme is successfully addressing the multiple barriers faced by women, and developing full business cycle support, customised to their specific needs.

This report presents 14 founders of Inclusive Businesses in different countries /regions of the world. The reader gets an insight into the specific business concepts as well as into their personal history and motives of the entrepreneurs.

This report includes a set of 31 case studies on IFC’s portfolio companies with inclusive business models. The presented companies are profitably providing goods, services, and livelihood opportunities to the Base of the Pyramid. In the case studies the reader gets an insight in the specific background of the companies, the business models as well as drivers for the specific business models and results of the latter.

This report focuses on key issue areas that need to be addressed to move the field of inclusive business forward. 14 different cases of companies which operate in a range of different countries and industry sectors are analysed and a first look provides a preliminary analysis of the drivers, results, and key elements these inclusive business models share.

This report explores the National Beverage Company (NBC), the local Coca-Cola bottler in the West Bank and Gaza. It discusses the company's experience in contributing to the local economy by generating local investment and income, creating jobs and investing in human capital, producing safe and affordable products, supporting local small enterprise development, implementing international business standards and technology, and sustaining operations in a conflict-affected area.