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Making Microfinance More Effective

Harvard Business Review

We recently conducted a literature review of rigorous academic studies of financial service innovations among the very poor to find out what services and products would unlock the most value for those at the bottom of the pyramid. Traditional microcredit hasn’t lived up to expectations, but we are learning how to improve it.

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Businesses Serving the Poor Need to Get Over Their Unease About Profit

Harvard Business Review

If you've ever had anything to do with business initiatives among the world's poor — the so-called bottom of the economic pyramid — you've no doubt heard the advice that enterprises in this space need to aim for low prices, low profit margins, and high sales volumes. At a price equivalent to 10 U.S.