Africa

90% of the global poor are now covered by a wireless signal.

Companies doing business in the developing world have to contend with the staggering human and financial costs of HIV infection—and most would agree that conventional approaches to controlling the epidemic aren’t working. In our experience in the labor-intensive mining industries of Russia, South Africa, and Botswana, we’ve seen infection rates among workers exceeding 90% in […]

Big companies and local innovators are finding creative solutions.

For a leader, a public apology is always a high-risk move. Understanding what apologies can and cannot do will help you avoid both foolhardy stonewalling and unnecessary contrition.

It won't be able to rely on low-wage manufacturing.

Companies often resort to lobbyists and lawyers to fight unfair trade policies. But sometimes there are easier alternatives. Consider the case of Chiquita and Dole, organizations that faced restrictive new trade policies in the early 1990s that limited banana exports into Europe. Following World War II, Chiquita became Europe’s main banana provider, exporting to Germany […]

Studying the offline behaviors of consumers and business owners could help bring this massive market online.

Getting there will take classic business skills.

We might not recognize the leaders we really need because of who they are, where they’re from, or how they behave.

Three policies that will support younger workers - and help scale promising economic opportunities.

Leaders and followers both associate authenticity with sincerity, honesty, and integrity. It's the real thing--the attribute that uniquely defines great...

Our annual survey of ideas and trends that will make an impact on business: Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi believe consumer credit should be made as...

Creative ideas in the right economic conditions.

Could data-driven diagnosis compensate for a shortage of health professionals?

The age-old desire of infertile couples for children has finally found a way to be satisfied—the brave new world of high-tech childbirth. The industry that has sprung into being challenges our ideas about what markets are and can do.

Early this month, Cisco announced that it was investing $10 million in Egypt. What made it different from other investments by multinational companies...

A unique approach.

Surprising facts about Africa, which promises to be the world's next growth hot spot.

They have entrepreneurial zeal and a talent for problem solving.

What multinationals need to know.