A report by Paul Collier, author of 'The Bottom Billion', for the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Lessons from a study of commitments by companies and other organizations through the Clinton Global Initiative. The study focuses in particularly on commitments to help improve the global supply chain.
Portal providing easy access to enabling information on investment opportunities, risk assessments, and transaction service to increase the capacity of governments, development agencies and donors to mobilize the private sector for development.
Blog dedicated to the application of traditional franchising to small businesses in the developing world to streamline and replicate microentrepreneurship targeting development issues such as health, sanitation, and energy.
"Innovative financing partnerships, such as ShoreBank's projects in Morocco,are needed to mobilize and scale up private sector investment in upgrading low income housing."
"The CARE Venture Fund provides early-stage incubation financing to test and prove viability of new or young gateway agencies ... to generate social value for poor communities along with a demonstrated plan for commercial viability."
Announcement of plan for "rebuilding of the devastated Gulf Coast through the creation of a Gulf Opportunity Zone, a government enterprise that he said would provide help on taxes, housing, education and job training for the victims of Hurricane Katrina".
"This report seeks to analyze the underlying causes of continued disaster vulnerability, to showcase best practice from the field and to highlight some of the key issues emerging from the WCDR Conference at Kobe."
This report summarizes the findings of a World Bank mission on disaster management, mitigation, transfer, and financing conducted in Mexico, October 19-28, 1998.
