We are launching the Inclusive Business Asia Hub at an interesting time for inclusive business on the world’s most populous and poverty stricken continent. Businesses are seeing viable opportunities at the base of the pyramid (BoP) in Asia. With 1.7 billion people living in extreme poverty, the urgent need for the private sector to help solve development challenges has led to the rising interest amongst the public sector and development partners to support inclusive business. The number of business models is increasing, the evidence base is widening, the insight and practical knowledge available is growing, and financial and technical support on offer is more than ever. All this is reflected on our new site. But at the same time there are tough questions. With such fuzziness over who means what and who counts what as inclusive business, can the sector thrive? Will inclusive business models solve problems of poverty at scale?...

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