Daily Brief: Ownership, CSR, Blood Oil, and Africa’s Brain Gain!

Here’s your Daily Brief for December 9th:
Women at the BoP: what does it mean when your money belongs to you? (via Perspective 2.0) – Ownership is a critical step toward empowerment at the bottom of the pyramid. Advances in technologies, in this case biometric ID cards, will be the …

Around the Web – Rwanda, The Credit Crunch, Start-up Tips

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 4th:
Investment Into Rwanda to Rise 10% in 2009 (via Reuters) – Hat tip to @whitakergroup for this gem: A more positive outlook than the NYT piece; This Reuters article reports a 10% increase in investment to Rwanda. The growth is attributed to an honest …

Around the Web – AGOA, Green Coke, and Kickin’ Kiva

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 3rd:
US Africa Trade on Exhibition at 8th Annual AGOA Forum (via Africa Business Source) – A nice overview of this weeks AGOA forum. Makes the good point that the issue needing MOST focus is no longer market access, but rather building up the …