Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

With the leadership of Opportunity's Geralyn Sheehan , a CED specialist, we forged ahead, investing resources to build programs in four areas: agriculture financing, training, and processing; artisan training and product distribution; a rural technical high school and community infrastructure; and leadership development work.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Compared to most oil-rich countries in the Middle East, Iran has a diversified economy, its tourism sector is on the verge of a major windfall, and threats to its political stability are in decline. sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. sanctions and a fragile economy. However, remaining U.S.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

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. This kind of innovation is almost a textbook example of frugal innovation.

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

For a country that isn’t export-oriented, and whose major industry, tourism, relies on stability, having its own currency is not much of a solution to economic woes. Although former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis made eloquent appeals about the need to rethink macro, he said very little about changing how the economy is run.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Today, the Park creates incredible social value, but also provides billions in economic value through higher tax revenue, tourism, consumer spending, and real estate appreciation. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale. Integrate stakeholders from across organizations and communities in a given place.

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2014

And then finally, in some parts of Ukraine, tourism has been becoming more important. And some important reforms of state finances haven’t happened. There’s been a lot of Chinese investment in that part of the Ukrainian economy. There is also a technology outsourcing industry. Why is the economy such a mess? That is 90% of the reason.

Politics 8

Politics Tourism Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

Innovation tourism: it’s a thing. Typically, tourism involves guided tours, pitch events, conferences with lots of panels, and well-planned visits to companies, universities, and government agencies tasked with increasing entrepreneurship and innovation. In sum, innovation tourism is not really tourism.

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Tourism Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2015

Although the Eurozone’s 19 finance ministers recently threw Greece a much-needed economic lifeline , and the latter repaid the first of four loan installments that it owes the IMF in March 2015, there’s no long-term relief in sight for the troubled economy. The battles may be over, but the war is just beginning.

GDP 8

GDP Real Estate Tourism Long-term 8