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    Kabul Arrival

    10 January 2012 | Building Markets
    Afghanistan is a tough and brutal place but is filled with inspiring and determined people. We hope the fellow can capture some of that on video.... More
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    Afghanistan: The Land of Dreams and Industry

    17 November 2011 | Building Markets
    With the draw down of troops and global reductions in foreign aid, Afghanistan faces challenging years ahead. But you've heard that refrain before. For GEW, we're looking at s... More
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    Aid is About Action

    3 November 2011 | Building Markets
    Some big things are on the horizon for PDT. ... More
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    Jobs, the Future and Afghanistan

    20 September 2011 | Building Markets
    Jobs. Doesn't matter whether you have one or not, it’s on everyone’s mind. President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress about the subject two weeks ago. Former Pr... More
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    Switching on Solar in Afghanistan

    9 August 2011 | Building Markets
    In a sun-drenched, fuel-starved nation such as Afghanistan, solar energy is providing an effective and inexpensive source of power.... More
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    The Light of a Secure Peace

    14 July 2011 | Building Markets
    Western resources to support Afghanistan in fulfilling its potential is limited. Fortunately, Afghan potential is not. Phil Colgan on what the future holds for "the graveyard ... More
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    From “Independence”, to “Aid” Activism.

    21 June 2011 | Building Markets
    This story travels from Dili to Monrovia - with stops in Juba, Port-au-Prince, Kinshasa, Freetown and other tough places along the way. When occupied, the Timorese were indepe... More
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    Tax Dodging, Aid, and Afghanistan

    17 January 2011 | Building Markets
    The UN and donors grants ridiculous carte blanche tax breaks to its contractors and sub-contractors. In the case of the UN, the 1946 Convention which allegedly allows this, do... More

    Building Stuff in Afghanistan: the view from the ivory tower

    3 November 2010 | Building Markets
    Why does development theory matter? What can it tell us about building stuff in Afghanistan? Find out inside! ... More
    Rory in Kabul

    Liberalism, Rory Stewart, and Overreaching Aid

    4 October 2010 | Building Markets
    As with the aid industry's insistence on inverting Maslow's pyramid of needs, we have sought to overextend ourselves in thinking that good governance projects can cure everyt... More
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    It’s funny ’cause it’s true

    21 July 2010 | Building Markets
    There is a great little internet meme doing the rounds today. It's called "I Write Like" and the premise is simple. Cut and paste a sample of your writing, press ANALYZE, an... More
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    Wall Street Journal gets it wrong (UPDATED)

    28 June 2010 | Building Markets
    There is an alarming Wall Street Journal article doing the rounds right now, and I don’t think the numbers add up. It states that $3.6 billion siphoned off of aid projects ... More
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    Not Wanted: Mercenaries, Missionaries, and Madmen

    4 May 2010 | Building Markets
    It’s hard to compete with Wall Street and even Main Street, when the most you can offer is a slightly higher salary, longer hours, some good med-evac insurance, and all the ... More
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    Meet Mariana Keller, PDT’s Journalism Fellow

    4 January 2012 | Building Markets
    We've chosen Mariana Keller as the fellow for PDT's Best Fellowship Ever. She's gearing up for her trip to Kabul and Port-au-Prince where she'll be telling the stories of the ... More
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    “Fast Running” Entrepreneurs: Bpeace CEO Toni Maloney on the Link Between Job Creation and Peace

    16 November 2011 | Building Markets
    In the spirit of Global Entrepreneurship Week, we interview the CEO of Business Council for Peace Toni Maloney. She tells us why entrepreneurs are critical to restoring peace ... More
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    An Open Letter to Haiti’s President Martelly

    29 September 2011 | Building Markets
    In Haiti’s and elsewhere, again and again, the international community responds to war, tsunami, and earthquake the same way. Billions are pledged. Less is disbursed. And al... More
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    Job Creation in Afghanistan: Over 100,000 and counting..

    19 September 2011 | Building Markets
    After four months of collecting data, two months of analysis and a month of reviewing, perfecting, crossing things out and putting them back in again, Peace Dividend Trust tod... More
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    Holding Our Breath for Cleaner Air

    2 August 2011 | Building Markets
    The Taliban may receive greater notoriety, but air pollution is Kabul’s biggest threat and killer.... More
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    Women, entrepreneurship & Afghanistan: A chat with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

    29 June 2011 | Building Markets
    A conversation with author Gayle Lemmon about the limits of microfinance, business under the Taliban, tapping into entrepreneurial energy, and some of the challenges and oppor... More

    Kabul Snapshots

    14 June 2011 | Building Markets
    Business as usual in Afghanistan really is business. Despite the endless images that flash on Western TV screens, Afghans are focused on thriving, not just surviving. But beca... More
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    Big Day in Seoul (we won)

    12 November 2010 | Building Markets
    PDT was named a People’s Choice winner in the G20 SME Finance Challenge. Our winning idea? Factor Finance for Procurement, which will provide line of credits using soverei... More
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    On being unreasonable: it gets you to the G20.

    2 November 2010 | Building Markets
    Being unreasonable has gotten Peace Dividend Trust (PDT) invited to attend the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in South Korea this month. Try that on for size. There have been many ... More
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    Hope & Progress on a Tuesday Morning

    21 September 2010 | Building Markets
    Norway is challenging aid orthodoxy. Melinda Gates fails to ask an important question. Berkeley is full of smart people. And there are some Afghan female entrepreneurs feeli... More
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    The Aspirational (and imaginary) 50% Goal in Kabul

    20 July 2010 | Building Markets
    The draft communique from the donor meeting in Kabul has leaked. Tucked in among its 5900 words is a reaffirmation of their desire to channel 50% of donor spending through th... More
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    A Different View of Afghanistan

    25 June 2010 | Building Markets
    We asked James to visit our team in Afghanistan to help us tell their story and the story of the Afghan's we're trying to assist. He did that and more. The Afghanistan he sh... More
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    Mystery man who is so funny, you cry

    30 April 2010 | Building Markets
    The staff at PDT have a new hero. His name is Dr. Kurtz, and every time he uploads a new blog post or tweets a new tweet, there is a buzz of joy that goes around the office. ... More
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    Buy Local. Build North Korea.

    19 December 2011 | Building Markets
    Captain Kirk once said "Space, the final frontier". I disagree. Its actually right here, on Earth. Its all about those marketplaces which are found beyond the frontier.... More
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    PDT Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week

    15 November 2011 | Building Markets
    PDT is excited to participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week this year! Here's why.... More
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    Eau d’Empowerment – the scent of opportunity: a conversation with Barb Stegemann

    21 September 2011 | Building Markets
    Intern Clare chats with Barb Stegemann, founder and CEO of The 7 Virtues, a perfume company that sources its essential oils from Afghanistan and Haiti, about trade partnership... More
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    US government success touted as failure in Afghanistan

    17 August 2011 | Building Markets
    Some amazing good news was wrapped up in what appeared to be some shocking bad news today. Politico, AP, ABC, and others are reporting that a jaw dropping $360m of US govt mon... More
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    War, Chaos & CSR in Afghanistan

    19 July 2011 | Building Markets
    Many Afghan firms are redesigning what corporate social responsibility (CSR) means in a conflict situation.... More

    Going Dutch in Afghanistan

    23 June 2011 | Building Markets
    Why the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's estimate that 97% of Afghanistan's GDP is reliant upon military and donor aid is misleading, to say the least.... More

    Thinking about Afghanistan..and Congo too..

    4 April 2011 | Building Markets
    The murder of several UN workers on Friday in Afghanistan sent shivers through Peace Dividend Trust's office. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the families and friends of ... More

    Walking on Sunshine

    4 November 2010 | Building Markets
    This is an odd blog posting. We often get knocked back by dinosaur donors, our own lack of capacity, and the fact that we lean forward hard. However, its all great fun. Thi... More
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    Polman, Collier, and the Rational Actor Model

    18 October 2010 | Building Markets
    Aidwatch has another interesting post up, featuring David Zetland and his review of the review of Linda Polman's new book "Crisis Caravan". I made a snide remark about it on ... More
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    When donor cuts are a good thing

    23 July 2010 | Building Markets
    I think it’s great that CIDA has untied aid. This is one step closer to creating an aid industry where the best ideas get funded, not the coziest partners. And I think itâ... More
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    We told you buying local would work

    5 July 2010 | Building Markets
    About ten years ago, a group of aid workers and UN staff sat around a legendary bar called the Dili Club (it’s gone now, alas) and complained. Our gripes were many, but one... More
    Chairman Mao: Aid visionary

    Chairman Mao knew how to improve aid

    30 May 2010 | Building Markets
    I’ve been recalling the period before I quit my job as a diplomat to launch Peace Dividend Trust. I was a rash thing to do. So, before I leapt, I cautiously tested the wat... More
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