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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

But peruse some of the recent headlines about Iran , and you might wonder whether the market’s potential was overstated. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

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Tackling Big Global Challenges with Low-Cost Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Thanks to Airbnb, more people will travel, bringing more tourism dollars to more people in the countries they travel to, creating more profits and distributing them more fairly. GDP by 2020. Traditional banks — with their monolithic business models and hefty fees — have been unable to crack this lucrative market.

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Why Is Ukraine’s Economy Such a Mess?

Harvard Business Review

And then finally, in some parts of Ukraine, tourism has been becoming more important. In terms of the economy, Ukraine only accomplished maybe half of the things that you need to do, when the Soviet Union collapsed and they moved to a market economy. There are now a lot of private companies, and there is a market.