Mobile Commerce: A Boon to E-Commerce in Emerging Markets? 7-25-11
South African book retailer Kalahari.com recently launched a mobile version of its website, exemplifying the bet that many retailers are placing on mobile commerce (m-commerce), a market that is projected to reach $119 billion globally by 2015 more...
Emerging-market Social Networks Defend Their Turf 7-25-11
Social networks have been dominating technology industry headlines in recent weeks more...
Tourism: An Underrated Force in Developing-Country Economic Growth 7-6-11
At a recent U.N. meeting, Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf noted that Egypt's tourism sector, which accounts for 11.5% of GDP, provides one in every seven jobs in the nation and is "a crucial factor" in the country's economic recovery more...
New Incubation Labs Boost Mobile Innovation in the Developing World 6-21-11
Egypt's Technology and Entrepreneurship Center recently announced agreements with Nokia to establish mobile application incubation initiatives in Egypt known as mLabs more...
A Case for Strengthening CSR in Emerging Markets 6-9-11
The nongovernmental group World Growth recently released a report entitled "Corporate Social Responsibility: How Global Business is Getting it Wrong in Emerging Markets" more...
China's Rural Market Success Goes Global 5-26-11
The Chinese computer technology firm Lenovo recently launched a campaign to penetrate rural small and medium-sized business and consumer markets in Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, India and Turkey over the next three years more...
Going in Together: The Promise and Pitfalls of Partnerships 5-12-11
From Africa to India to the Philippines, partnerships are making headlines as a vehicle for advancing national development agendas and private-sector business interests more...
The New "Old" Path Forward: Bundling and Resource Sharing 4-25-11
Telecom infrastructure provider Viom Networks with India's Minister of Communication and Information Technology recently inaugurated a rural service center in the north of the country that aims to facilitate socioeconomic growth through connectivity and convergence more...
Closing the IT Infrastructure Gap, Opening Doors to Rural Markets 3-17-11
Rural areas in China, which have fallen further behind major cities during the country's long economic boom, are set to receive a major upgrade to their information technology infrastructure more...
New Educational Technologies Set to Take Hold in Emerging Markets 2-28-11
McGraw-Hill and Wipro Technologies recently announced a partnership to develop "mConnect," a new mobile learning platform offering preparation support for university entrance exams and English-language training more...
Growing Political Unrest Calls for a Fresh Look at Risk Management 2-22-11
As political instability spreads throughout the Middle East like a wildfire, the risk associated with operating in emerging markets is keeping managers and investors alike on their toes more...
Undercut on the Low End: Rethinking Strategy in the Mobile Handset Market 1-25-11
The huge and rapidly growing Indian mobile handset market once seemed like a boon to developed-country manufacturers, but lately it is starting to cause them some sleepless nights more...
Microinsurance: Rising Star or Tough Sell in Emerging Markets? 1-6-11
A report released last month by the insurance company Swiss Re claims that there is a $40 billion market opportunity for targeting microinsurance to low-income people earning less than $4 a day in emerging markets more...
