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Blockchain and the Movement of Value in Africa
Macomber, John D.; Wu, Liang; Folea, InaCase HBS-219084-EEconomicsThis technical note discusses the potential of Blockchain technologies in Africa, particularly to overcome institutional voids in trust and transactions.Starting at €8.20
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The Novartis Malaria Initiative
Chu, Michael; Dessain, Vincent; Billaud, EmilieCase HBS-314103-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Novartis Malaria Initiative was designed, as a result of a precedent-setting agreement with the World Health Organization in 2001, to provide a breakthrough treatment for malaria-"at no profit"-for public health systems. What had begun as an exemplary act of corporate responsibility had succeeded beyond any expectations. In 2012, for the second year in a row, Novartis had manufactured and distributed over 100 million units of the anti-malaria...Starting at €8.20
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Pearson Affordable Learning Fund
Chu, Michael; Dessain, Vincent; Maslauskaite, KristinaCase HBS-315109-EAn in-house venture capital fund for affordable private schools at the base of the pyramid established by Pearson, the world's largest education company, PALF sought to invest in business models providing superior educational outcomes in emerging markets on a profitable and scalable basis. With Pearson's overall strategy shifting from the developed to the developing world and from a supplier of books to a host of other learning products and servi...Starting at €8.20
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Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments
Macomber, John D.; Armerding, Pippa TubmanCase HBS-218071-EAccounting and ControlThe so-called "infrastructure finance gap" was a problem in Nigeria as in many parts of the world. Infrastructure projects like power plants and dams were very large capital investments that could generate long term consistent cash flows, but their financing and delivery involved multiple risks and uncertainties. If funds for infrastructure development came from traditional international sources like the World Bank or African Development Bank, th...Starting at €8.20
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CrossBoundary Energy
Macomber, John D.Case HBS-219089-EFinanceCompany provides renewable energy consulting, investment, and development in sub-Saharan Africa. What nations and what role to play in the value chain? Almost 500 million people are without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Governments and public utilities are challenged to bring generation and distribution to most of them. Considerable promise exists in "off-grid" or "mini-grid" technologies, notably using renewable energy from wind and phot...Starting at €8.20
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d.light
Chu, Michael; Palepu, Krishna G.; Botha, Dilyana KaradzhovaCase HBS-321069-EKnowledge and CommunicationKenyan off-grid-solar pioneer d.light can power entire homes in rural Africa but must now decide how to fund the growth of its asset-heavy business model. Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman founded d.light in 2006 to transform lives through solar solutions enabling access to electricity, the seventh United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. Originally providing simple portable solar lanterns to people without access to reliable electricity, t...Starting at €8.20