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 future of solving this problem. [...]

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 13th: A Global Surge in Tiny Loans Spurs Credit Bubble in a Slum (via WSJ Subscription Req.) – Development economists will tell you that credit is necessary in the fight against poverty because it allows individuals and families to get through difficult times (eg. drought), send children to school, [...]