Publications

30 Sep 2015
News

Looking to Rwanda’s Future

When Jonathan Goldstein (MBA 1990) first traveled to Rwanda in 2002 to talk about venture capital with President Paul Kagame’s cabinet, he was surprised to find the cabinet members “weren’t requesting immediate investments or handouts.”... View Details

19 Aug 2013
News

Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers

manufacturing hives and offering village-level demonstrations and training. A social enterprise that has won multiple international awards, Honey Care also provides a guaranteed market at fair trade prices... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

01 Mar 2008
News

Faculty Books

in entrepreneurship, the historical origins of "born global" companies; the importance of networks in new international market development; the role of public policy in shaping cross-border entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

Student-Profile

Ta-Wei "David" Huang

management and using causal inference / machine learning tools to solve marketing problems.” It was this motivation that led him to pursue a Ph.D. Initially, David’s familiarity with HBS was limited to the MBA program but he quickly... View Details

November 1995 (Revised April 1998)
Case

National Insurance Corporation

The case visits the catastrophe insurance business at an interesting time in the history of the insurance markets. A major reinsurer, National Insurance, is taking a look at the new insurance derivatives being traded on the Chicago Board of Trade with a view to using... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Insurance; Capital Markets; Insurance Industry; United States

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Operations Management) Susanna Gallani Robert Huckman Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Business, Government & the International Economy Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Business and Geopolitics Jeremy Friedman Spring 2026 Q3 1.5... View Details

Profile

Evgeny Koudryavtsev

capital at the time. In the fall, TPG closed its first deal in Russia." International perspective Evgeny decided to invest time in an MBA to learn the best practices in general management. "In... View Details

Profile

Caitlin Reimers

investors understand where they should invest," she explains. "The overall goal is to attract more lower-cost capital to microfinance." For the summer, Cait will continue her development track through an internship with... View Details

Fast Answer

Securitization process and credit rating agencies

What resources are available on the securitization process, credit rating agencies and European covered bonds? Databases Bloomberg - Use Mortgages function to get information on various forms of secured loans Standard & Poor's RatingsDirect... View Details

21 Oct 2013
News

Moving the Needle

investing, also known as impact investing. "I wanted to understand how to use the financial capital markets and for-profit mechanisms to move the dial on the world's most pressing problems." Seegull had a... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

Europe and Africa because property rights are more difficult to enforce there. —Walter Kuemmerle The first difference is the development of capital markets and the transparency of these markets. In countries... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

December 2012 (Revised May 2014)
Case

Hotel Ivory

By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas and Jonathan Lo

Cheick Sanankoua is an MBA student who believes that he has found the perfect investment property, a small, independently owned hotel, on the Ivory Coast. However, he has had trouble raising money for the investment beyond friends and family. Through contacts in the... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Emergent Countries; Investing; Entrepreneurial Finance; Debts; Cash Flow; Quantitative Analysis; Financing; Development Stage Enterprises; Small ＆ Medium-sized Enterprises; Africa; Ivory Coast; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Property; Investment; Accommodations Industry; Real Estate Industry; Africa

01 Sep 2007
News

Ali Allawi

dumped into Iraq after the overthrow of the regime. It was the main market for cars coming from the Gulf area. It was a very, very scruffy and dirty town. As we moved up into Iraq proper, we followed the main north-south Euphrates... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs

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Amelia Angella Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges

In recent years, government and business leaders throughout the world have made governance issues a prime focus, as capital markets have increased their scrutiny of countries' and companies'... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

April 2010
Background Note

Securities Trading: Front-, Middle- and Back Office

By: Francois Brochet and Rakeen Mabud

This note explains the basic structure of the trading floor in a typical financial institution and how the front, middle and back offices interact to ensure a functioning trading system. View Details

Keywords: Capital Markets; Financial Institutions; Financial Services Industry