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- December 2013 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By: Ray Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Djordjija Petkoski
By 2013, the agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had long suffered from war, political instability, and dilapidated infrastructure. A country with 75 million inhabitants and the second lowest GDP per capita in the world in 2011, the DRC's...
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Keywords:
National Agricultural Investment Plan (PNIA);
Developing Agriculture;
World Bank;
Poverty Reduction;
Special Economic Zones (SEZs);
Small-scale Farmers;
Agricultural Business Parks;
Agriculture Reform;
Agribusiness;
Economic Growth;
Infrastructure;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Africa;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Goldberg, Ray, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Djordjija Petkoski. "Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Harvard Business School Case 914-401, December 2013. (Revised April 2014.)
- May 2014
- Teaching Plan
Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin Knoop and Andrew Otazo
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin Knoop, and Andrew Otazo. "Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 914-414, May 2014.
- February 2023
- Case
'The Hope of the World': Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
By: Sophus A. Reinert, Nathaniel Houghton, Quinn Lewis and Andrew Schwab
- 2019
- Chapter
The Republic of Turkey
By: Kristin Fabbe
Situated between Europe and Asia, Turkey occupies a critical geostrategic position in the world. This unique geography, no doubt, has much to do with the complexities and continuities that have characterized the country’s political development. Turkey is anchored to...
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Fabbe, Kristin. "The Republic of Turkey." Chap. 14 in Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa: Development, Democracy, and Dictatorship. 9th ed. Edited by Sean Yom. New York: Routledge, 2019.
- April 2008
- Journal Article
Heart of Darkness: Business Tokens of the Congo (Part 1)
By: Louis T. Wells
Few numismatic fields are as unexplored as the tokens of what was once the Belgian Congo. Although the head (and “extra-wife”) tokens have been thoroughly cataloged, I have found only one very early and incomplete attempt, by Mahieu in the 1920s, to report other tokens...
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- May 2022
- Case
Rawbank's Illico Cash: Can 'Fast Money' Overcome Cash Dependency in the DRC?
By: Lauren Cohen and Grace Headinger
Thomas de Dreux-Brézé, the Head of Strategy and Project Management at Rawbank Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was perplexed as he reviewed annual adoption rates for the bank’s launch of Illico Cash 2.0. As the bank’s mobile money app, Illico Cash...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Inflation;
Deflation;
Rural;
Urban;
Emerging Market;
Mobile Technology;
Finance;
Money;
Inflation and Deflation;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Demographics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Behavioral Finance;
Currency;
Banks and Banking;
Commercial Banking;
Financial Strategy;
Rural Scope;
Urban Scope;
Innovation Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Network Effects;
Consumer Behavior;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Technology Industry;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cohen, Lauren, and Grace Headinger. "Rawbank's Illico Cash: Can 'Fast Money' Overcome Cash Dependency in the DRC?" Harvard Business School Case 222-084, May 2022.
- February 2012
- Case
First Quantum Minerals vs. Eurasian Natural Resources
By: George Serafeim
The case describes the battle between First Quantum Mineral (FQM) and Eurasian Resources over mines in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After FQM's license to operate was revoked by the government of the DRC, Eurasian bought the rights over the mines that were...
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business and Government Relations;
Corporate Governance;
Natural Environment;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Government and Politics;
Mining Industry;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Serafeim, George, and Andrew Knauer. "First Quantum Minerals vs. Eurasian Natural Resources." Harvard Business School Case 112-083, February 2012.
- May 2020
- Case
Trust Merchant Bank
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Salim Dewji
Trust Merchant Bank (TMB), a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), needs to decide whether to enter the soon-to-be-liberalized insurance industry. Since its founding in 2004, TMB has played a pivotal role in reshaping the DRC banking landscape by...
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Keywords:
Retail Banking;
Financial Services;
Financial Inclusion;
Turnaround;
Fintech;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Condition;
Insurance;
Corporate Strategy;
Expansion;
Business Model;
Family Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Monopoly;
Banking Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Africa;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha, and Salim Dewji. "Trust Merchant Bank." Harvard Business School Case 720-449, May 2020.
- 2010
- Book
The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal
By: Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu
On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was officially opened for business, thus changing the face of both world trade and military power and playing a pivotal role in the rise of the United States on the world stage. Today we view the creation of the Panama Canal as a...
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Keywords:
Political History;
For-Profit Firms;
Development Economics;
Infrastructure;
State Ownership;
Ship Transportation;
Panama;
United States
Maurer, Noel, and Carlos Yu. The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal. Princeton University Press, 2010.
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
In a world devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) has been able to effectively combat View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
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by Shon Hiatt & Wesley Sine
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
in a larger and more complex environment. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/812112-PDF-ENG Latvia: Navigating the Strait of Messina Rafael Di Tella, Rawi Abdelal, and Natalie KindredHarvard Business...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
their diverse effects on various types of people. We find that personal selling has a stronger effect among partisan voters, while candidates' own advertising is better received by non-partisans. We also find that personal selling...
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Sean Silverthorne
- December 1978 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Citibank in Zaire
By: James E. Austin
Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
International Finance;
Banking Industry;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Austin, James E. "Citibank in Zaire." Harvard Business School Case 379-077, December 1978. (Revised December 1985.)
- January 1990
- Case
Citibank in Zaire (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
International Finance;
Banking Industry;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Austin, James E. "Citibank in Zaire (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 390-098, January 1990.
- 2012
- Mimeo
Françafrique and Oil
By: Noel Maurer
France's special relationship with its oil-producing former colonies has become entirely divorced from economic or strategic considerations. What drives the relationship, rather, are special interests: the French oil companies, the connections between African leaders...
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- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
key role "in conceptualizing and drafting" significant parts of the final product. Not everyone on the politically divided panel bought into Moss's analysis and...
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- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter
greatest crisis since the Revolutionary War. The Democratic Party was so bitterly divided that it had been unable to even choose a candidate at its own convention, so View Details
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
the parties. Thus, even after controlling for various attributes of the exchange relationship and the dispute, the...
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Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
facilitating their entry at larger firm sizes. On the other hand, the process of lowering financing constraints democratized entry and created a...
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Keywords:
Martha Lagace