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Finally, straight talk on trade: It's good, but not for everything
One of the less plausible pieties of international economists—the claim that globalization doesn't substantially hurt the middle class in rich countries—may be dying, the New York Times...
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Nestle: Food security is not a philanthropic activity
Poverty and hunger in Central and West Africa can't be solved by donated food. Nigeria needs to rebuild and boost its own agricultural economy. Nestle has a plan to do just that.Nestle's new program,...
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Book Review: A firsthand look at Kiva entrepreneurs across the globe
Image: In an ideal world, microfinance is the perfect mechanism for alleviating financial stress on new and small businesses. But how well does it work in real life?Travel writer and microloan donator...
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TOMS Shoes and conscious consumerism’s 3 biggest sins
Image: Many social enterprises exist to improve the lives of the poor, but if your business requires an endless supply of poor people, it might be time to rethink your strategy.Award-winning social...
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Two companies making trade fairer without 'fair trade'
Image: When fair trade farming didn’t pay enough for one farmer to make ends meet, he started a new coffee company to take control of the production process and boost profits.Fair trade might not be...
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As the developing world booms, old multinationals quake
Image: In the next 15 years, the number of people in the consuming class will double and, for the first time ever, emerging markets will have more purchasing power than developed economies...
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Free trade between the U.S. and EU could change the dynamic of value chains...
Image: A free trade agreement between the U.S. and EU could provide a much needed economic boost, but not for banana farmers in Ghana.President Barack Obama stated during his 2013 State of the Union...
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Obama's new fix-Africa-toolbox includes one shiny new tool: private investment
Image: President Obama wants America’s relationship with Africa to move beyond aid. This past week, he laid out a vision for new partnership with the continent that puts the private sector front and...
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The best way to speed up economic growth: Turn on the lights
Image: The Electrify Africa Act of 2013, awaiting committee approval in Congress, will help turn on the lights for millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.Following President Obama’s Power Africa...
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Help a Bolivian farmer: Eat quinoa
Image: Andean farmers have enjoyed an economic bonanza from growing quinoa, a superfood beloved by foodies and vegetarians in the West. But the farmers' success may prove their undoing, as farmers in...
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The fortune at the bottom of the ocean: Mozambique’s looming natural gas boom
Image: The solution to Mozambique’s long-standing economic woes might lurk beneath the Indian Ocean’s rocky sea floor.The recent discovery of massive deposits of liquefied natural gas (LNG) off...
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Global Ideas News Brief: Grapes in Afghanistan + Rodman in North Korea
Image: Economic developmentIn Afghanistan, USAID program helps grape farmers bear profitable fruit, but troubles loomWashington PostAbdul Qadir, a farmer in the fertile Shomali region north of Kabul,...
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T-shirts, technology and trade: Planet Money host says experimentation, not...
Image: Making t-shirts can help lift a country out of poverty, but t-shirts alone no longer cut it, according to economic journalist Adam Davidson.Where making the ubiquitous shirt was once a key step...
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Infographic: Why it’s Africa’s turn for an economic boom
Image: Africa now has a $2 trillion economy, and it’s poised to keep growing--fast.A click-through infographic in the Harvard Business Review blog shows seven reasons why Africa’s economy is growing...
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Global Ideas News Brief: Managing disaster risks + the globalization...
Image: ClimateNatural Disasters Keep People PoorWSJNatural disasters that have smacked Southeast Asia recently have killed scores of people and left severe damage in their wake. Recovery has begun, but...
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Short film: Uganda’s love of mobile money
Image: In just over four years, 9 million Ugandans have jumped aboard the mobile money bandwagon-- buying, selling and saving with their mobile devices.With the World Bank targeting universal financial...
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Global Ideas News Brief: Doha deal + Banking on the world's poorest
Image: Trade and economic developmentW.T.O. Reaches First Global Trade DealNYTThe World Trade Organization reached its first trade reform deal on Saturday to a roar of approval from nearly 160...
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Quotable: The Internet’s transformative potential in Africa
Image: A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute highlights the economic power of the Internet in Africa:“By 2025, Africa’s iGDP (Internet contribution to overall GDP) should grow to at least 5...
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This is what financial inclusion looks like: CGAP announces photo contest...
Image: This year’s winning photo, titled “Rainy Afternoon,” taken by Truong Minh Dien of Vietnam, shows a Vietnamese woman transporting potatoes to the market in the rain to earn money to feed her...
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The curse on gum arabic in Sudan
Image: Without a magical little ingredient called gum arabic, all the sugar in your soda would sink to the bottom of the can.Made from the hardened sap of the acacia tree, gum arabic is a little-known...
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