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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business

Tobacco production, the country’s main foreign exchange earner, slumped dramatically between 2000 and 2008.) Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunication company Econet Wireless has found success with its online payment platform that helps Zimbabweans manage the challenges of its multi-currency system.

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Self-Driving "Fully Automated" Vehicles on German Autobahn; Supply Chain Math; Uber and Khan Academy

MishTalk

The ATRI study, “ Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking ,” has been tracking truckers’ costs annually since 2008. It is derived directly from carriers’ financial and operational data and provides a vital benchmarking tool for both carriers and shippers. Tires, insurance, terminal costs have all risen substantially.

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How disruptive is the 'Sharing Economy'?

freshminds

Airbnb Since its launch in San Francisco in 2008 between two friends renting their home out during a conference in the city, this online bed booking service offers over 250,000 rooms provided by private individuals in in over 30,000 cities in 192 countries. billion since its launch.

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