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However, even though BCG's report is all about getting to know the needs of the upper two segments of what we call the BoP market (the roughly one billion people earning $2,000-3,000 PPP a year), somehow it doesn't overlap much with what I blogged about last week - under a nearly identical topic:

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I use the term BoP not only in recognition of the conference content but also because Gates Foundation) spent a good chunk of her presentation entitled '

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BoP is due a new version using updated ideas (terrorism, CT, globalization, economics) and techniques (game AIs, fuzzy logic).

2008 December « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2008

BoP is due a new version using updated ideas (terrorism, CT, globalization, economics) and techniques (game AIs, fuzzy logic).

The two old computer game I would like play again… « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2008

As such, it comes as no surprise that Latin American BoP ventures have to somehow take into account in their business plans the effects of violence and maybe even the possible ethically sound business opportunities it might create.

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Francisco pointed out in his, that one of the defining characteristics of Latin American BoP markets are relatively higher levels of chronic violence.

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 There’s no announcement as to who will take over the book when he leaves with #117, but I have to say that I’m disappointed with the seemingly cavalier way BoP is being treated, especially since it used to be among the best books that DC put out on a monthly basis …

Birds Of Prey #115 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

If I recall the BoP in Sinbad wasn't even consitent about what it could or couldn't do and what effect it had on the world.

Sinbad and the BIG MacGuffin Steve Hulett 2008

In the short term the BoP would not be a problem as South Africa was seen as one of the more successful emerging markets and could therefore rely on short-term capital inflows-however these were not necessarily sustainable.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

That said, many of the projects have been established to provide clean and distributed energy to those living at the BoP, which is considered one of the main barriers to sustainable economic development.

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