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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

Compared to most oil-rich countries in the Middle East, Iran has a diversified economy, its tourism sector is on the verge of a major windfall, and threats to its political stability are in decline. Some powerful Iranian institutions are highly suspicious of Western influence. sanctions and a fragile economy.

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Tackling Big Global Challenges with Low-Cost Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Digital platforms like Uber and Airbnb harness the power of the internet to offer a frictionless marketplace that powerfully matches supply and demand so as to make whole new sets of assets available to customers. GDP by 2020. dave wheeler FOR HBR. This kind of innovation is almost a textbook example of frugal innovation.

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