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		<title>Joe Schull talks to The Deal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Board member Joe Schull of Warburg Pincus tells <a href="http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Social-entrepreneurs_-Joseph-Schull-The-Deal-Magazine.pdf" title="The Deal Magazine" target="_blank">The Deal</a> why he supports NESsT.
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		<title>Társadalmi Vállalkozások Napja 2012, Magyarország / Social Enterprise Day 2012, Hungary</title>
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HU / A NESsT 2012-ben is, immáron második alkalommal rendezi meg Magyarországon a Társadalmi Vállalkozások Napját!
A szakmai konferencia és a Társadalmi Vállalkozások Kiállítása és Vására 2012. június 8-án kerül megrendezésre az Oxygen Rendezvényközpontban. A 2011-es első Társadalmi Vállalkozások Napjának sikeres fogadtatásán felbuzdulva elhatároztuk, hogy folytatjuk a hagyományt, és hívunk minden új és régi érdeklődőt a tavaly felmerült kérdések továbbgondolására.
Mi a második Társadalmi Vállalkozások Napjának célja?
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<p>HU / <strong>A NESsT 2012-ben is, immáron második alkalommal rendezi meg Magyarországon a Társadalmi Vállalkozások Napját!</strong></p>
<p>A szakmai konferencia és a Társadalmi Vállalkozások Kiállítása és Vására 2012. június 8-án kerül megrendezésre az Oxygen Rendezvényközpontban. A 2011-es első Társadalmi Vállalkozások Napjának sikeres fogadtatásán felbuzdulva elhatároztuk, hogy folytatjuk a hagyományt, és hívunk minden új és régi érdeklődőt a tavaly felmerült kérdések továbbgondolására.</p>
<p>Mi a második Társadalmi Vállalkozások Napjának célja?</p>
<p><strong>Ismertség.</strong> A társadalmi vállalkozások problémamegoldó erejének és bennük rejlő lehetőségeknek a bemutatása és ünneplése.</p>
<p><strong>Új lehetőségek és kihívások bemutatása.</strong> A hazai társadalmi vállalkozási szektort érintő főbb változások, és a számukra elérhető hazai és Európai Uniós lehetőségek bemutatása.</p>
<p><strong>Gyakorlatba ültethető tudás.</strong> A társadalmi vállalkozások számára legaktuálisabb témák gyakorlatorientált feldolgozása műhelymunkák keretében.</p>
<p><strong>Társadalmi vállalkozások hálózata.</strong> Lehetőséget biztosítani a társadalmi vállalkozásoknak, a civil szervezeteknek, a kormányzati szereplőknek és a kapcsolódó területek szakértőinek a találkozásra, az összefogásra és egy közösség kialakítására.</p>
<p><a href="http://tarsadalmivallalkozasoknapja.wordpress.com/program/" title="Program" target="_blank">Program</a><br />
<a href="http://tarsadalmivallalkozasoknapja.wordpress.com/kiallitok-2/" title="Kiállítók" target="_blank">Kiállítók</a></p>
<p>A konferencián való részvétel ingyenes, de <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/nesst.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVfM0ctbjhPZEYwTm1IVXRmV0tLamc6MQ" title="Előregisztráció" target="_blank">regisztrációhoz</a> kötött, melyre legkésőbb 2012. május 31-ig van lehetőség, korlátozott számban.</p>
<p> <a class="shutterset_" href='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/main-images/1s.jpg' title=''><img src='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/main-images/thumbs/thumbs_1s.jpg' alt='1s' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-none' /></a></p>
<p>EN / <strong>Passionate about social enterprises, as an entrepreneur? Passionate about your social mission, as an NGO? Passionate about people and about powering their potential to solve social problems with the vital motor of the community itself, and in the long run? So are we.</strong></p>
<p>This is why NESsT is organizing the 2nd edition of Social Enterprise Day in Hungary, an open access event which will take place on June 8, 2012, at Oxygen Rendezvényközpont. We looking forward to meeting you all there &#8211; entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs, dedicated NGO workers, policy makers and students, professors and journalists, beneficiaries and service providers. Let&#8217;s meet up on June 8!</p>
<p>Social Enterprise Day 2012 in Hungary will bring together leaders from the social enterprise field, from the government, philanthropy, business and the nonprofit sectors to celebrate social enterprise and to create an enabling environment that fosters social enterprise. The event highlights a panel of speakers on social enterprise best practices in local markets and will include practical workshops on different strategic aspects of running a social enterprise. Participants will also get the chance to visit a Social Enterprise Marketplace where they will be able to purchase products developed from the efforts of local social enterprises.</p>
<p><strong>Register online <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/nesst.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVfM0ctbjhPZEYwTm1IVXRmV0tLamc6MQ" title="Register online" target="_blank">here</a>!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s meet up on June 8!</strong></p>
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		<title>Dan društvenih poduzeća 2012, Hrvatska / Social Enterprise Day 2012, Croatia</title>
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HR / Jeste li strastveni prema društvenim poduzećima kao poduzetnik? Jeste li strastveni prema društvenoj misiji svoje udruge? Jeste li strastveni prema ljudima i mogućnosti jačanja njihovih potencijala da riješe društvene probleme, kao ključnog motora samih zajednica i to na duge staze? Mi jesmo.
Iz tog razloga NESsT organizira PRVI Dan društvenih poduzeća u Hrvatskoj, otvoreni [...] <a href="http://www.nesst.org/blog/2012/05/08/socialenterpriseday2012croatia/">More&#160;&#8250;</a>]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/SE-Day-Zagreb-Agenda-ENG.pdf" title="Agenda ENG" target="_blank">Agenda in English</a></p>
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<p>HR / <strong>Jeste li strastveni prema društvenim poduzećima kao poduzetnik? Jeste li strastveni prema društvenoj misiji svoje udruge? Jeste li strastveni prema ljudima i mogućnosti jačanja njihovih potencijala da riješe društvene probleme, kao ključnog motora samih zajednica i to na duge staze? Mi jesmo.</strong></p>
<p>Iz tog razloga NESsT organizira PRVI Dan društvenih poduzeća u Hrvatskoj, otvoreni događaj koji će se održati 31. svibnja 2012. godine u prostorima Zagrebačke škole ekonomije i managementa. NESsT i ZŠEM sa zadovoljstvom Vas pozivaju da nam se pridružite &#8211; poduzetnici i društveni poduzetnici, predstavnici udruga, donositelji odluka, studenti, profesori, novinari kao i pružatelji usluga. Sastanimo se svi zajedno 31. svibnja 2012.!</p>
<p>Dan društvenih poduzeća 2012. u Hrvatskoj okupit će zajedno lidere društvenog poduzetništva, predstavnike Vlade, poslovnog i neprofitnog sektora kako bismo proslavili društvena poduzeća i stvorili poticajno okruženje za njihov razvoj. Događaj stavlja naglasak na panel rasprave o društvenim poduzećima, kao i najboljim praskama na lokalnom tržištu, te će uključiti praktične primjere različitih strateških aspekata vođenja društvenih poduzeća. Sudionici će imati priliku posjetiti Sajam društvenih poduzeća, gdje mogu nabaviti lokalno proizvedene proizvode samih društvenih poduzeća.</p>
<p><strong>Registrirajte se online <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/nesst.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1zZmtJWDI3MVJ3dF9ESU9ZOE1LWHc6MQ#gid=0" title="Register online" target="_blank">ovdje</a>! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Kontakt</strong><br />
Project Coordinator: Andreja Rosandić, Voditeljica razvoja društvenog poduzetništva, NESsT Hrvatska | arosandic@nesst.org | + 385 (0) 99 818 55 63<br />
Komunikacija: Anca Pol, Suradnica u odjelu Komunikacija za srednju i istočnu Europu, NESsT | apol@nesst.org | +40.356.711.711<br />
Kontakt osoba ZŠEM-a: Marija Perić, PR savjetnica, Zagrebačka škola ekonomije i managementa | mperic@zsem.hr / +385 (0) 99 233 7839</p>
<p><strong>Sastanimo se svi zajedno 31. svibnja 2012.! </strong></p>
<p> <a class="shutterset_" href='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/main-images/1s.jpg' title=''><img src='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/main-images/thumbs/thumbs_1s.jpg' alt='1s' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-none' /></a></p>
<p>EN / <strong>Passionate about social enterprises, as an entrepreneur? Passionate about your social mission, as an NGO? Passionate about people and about powering their potential to solve social problems with the vital motor of the community itself, and in the long run? So are we.</strong></p>
<p>This is why NESsT is organizing the first Social Enterprise Day in Croatia, an open access event which will take place on May 31, 2012, kindly hosted by the Zagreb School of Economics and Management. NESsT and ZŠEM are looking forward to meeting you all there &#8211; entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs, dedicated NGO workers, policy makers and students, professors and journalists, beneficiaries and service providers. Let&#8217;s meet up on May 31!</p>
<p>Social Enterprise Day 2012 in Croatia will bring together leaders from the social enterprise field, from the government, philanthropy, business and the nonprofit sectors to celebrate social enterprise and to create an enabling environment that fosters social enterprise. The event highlights a panel of speakers on social enterprise best practices in local markets and will include practical workshops on different strategic aspects of running a social enterprise. Participants will also get the chance to visit a Social Enterprise Marketplace where they will be able to purchase products developed from the efforts of local social enterprises.</p>
<p><strong>Register online <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/nesst.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1zZmtJWDI3MVJ3dF9ESU9ZOE1LWHc6MQ#gid=0" title="Register online" target="_blank">here</a>!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Contact</strong><br />
Project Coordinator: Andreja Rosandić, Enterprise Development Manager, NESsT Croatia | arosandic@nesst.org | + 385 (0) 99 818 55 63<br />
Communication: Anca Pol, Communications Associate Central and Eastern Europe, NESsT | apol@nesst.org |+40.356.711.711<br />
ZSEM Contact person: Marija Perić, PR Advisor, Zagreb School of Economics and Management | mperic@zsem.hr / +385 (0) 99 233 7839</p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s meet up on May 31!</strong></p>
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		<title>Providing At-Risk Argentine Youth a Way Out of Poverty</title>
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		<title>Roxana Damaschin-Ţecu of NESsT Romania Receives Prestigious 2012 Eisenhower Fellowship</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a class="shutterset_" href='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/team-members/picture-rox.png' title=''></a>March 23, 2012 (Timisoara, Romania) – NESsT Romania  announces that <a href="http://www.nesst.org/?team-member=roxana-damaschin-tecu" target="_blank">Roxana Damaschin-Ţecu</a>, Enterprise Development Director for Europe, is the recipient of the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship and will be one of  20 young leaders from around the world who will take part in the exceptional program offered in 2012.  
Every year, the Eisenhower Fellowships select up to 25 young leaders from around the world to take part in [...] <a href="http://www.nesst.org/blog/2012/03/23/roxana-damaschin-tecu-eisenhower-fellowship/">More&#160;&#8250;</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a class="shutterset_" href='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/team-members/picture-rox.png' title=''><img src='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/team-members/thumbs/thumbs_picture-rox.png' alt='Roxana Damaschin-Tecu' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-none' /></a>March 23, 2012 (Timisoara, Romania) – <strong>NESsT Romania  announces that <a href="http://www.nesst.org/?team-member=roxana-damaschin-tecu" target="_blank">Roxana Damaschin-Ţecu</a>, Enterprise Development Director for Europe, is the recipient of the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship and will be one of  20 young leaders from around the world who will take part in the exceptional program offered in 2012.</strong>  </p>
<p>Every year, the Eisenhower Fellowships select up to 25 young leaders from around the world to take part in an intensive program in the United States. The program, which consists of high level meetings, is personalized to the needs of each Fellow and aims to broaden the horizons of these young leaders by putting them in contact with one another and with leaders from the US. </p>
<p>Roxana Damaschin-Ţecu is the Enterprise Development Director for Central and Eastern Europe at NESsT and in this capacity she supports the development of social enterprises in Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia. “My objectives for this program are tightly connected to NESsT’s strategic plan – solving critical social problems in a sustainable way, via social enterprises”, declared the recipient of the Eisenhower Fellowship, underlining that this exceptional opportunity will radically change both her professional and personal development. “I hope to learn from experts in the field of social enterprise information on the quantification and scaling of social impact, on the mix of financial tools to be used by social enterprises, as well as on the policies in the field – all this with the purpose of introducing solutions which are adapted to the specific needs of each social enterprise in our diverse portfolio”, Roxana added.</p>
<p>During the two month Fellowship program, Roxana Damaschin-Ţecu will meet with  leaders in the field, with professors from top American universities, with donors and investors, and with public policy decision makers, in order to further understand the mechanisms that power social enterprises in the US, as well as the legal framework in which they function.<br />
NESsT is convinced that social enterprises will play a crucial role in the reinvention of the economy, through their capacity to create jobs where they are needed the most and to solve critical social problems in a sustainable way. In this context, we wish to emphasize the importance of a specialist from the social enterprise field receiving this prestigious title. Upon returning to Romania, Roxana hopes to put into practice the expertise and new ideas acquired while in the US as an Eisenhower Fellow.</p>
<p><strong>About Eisenhower Fellowships</strong><br />
Eisenhower Fellowships identifies, empowers and links outstanding leaders from around the world, helping them to achieve consequential outcomes across sectors and borders. For more information, please visit: www.eisenhowerfellowships.org. </p>
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		<title>NESsT&#8217;s Lee Davis interviewed in The Independent special supplement on social enterprise</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Davis, NESsT Co-Founder &#038; Chief Innovation Officer appears today in the <a href='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2012-03-MediaPlanet-Independent-social-enterprise-supplement.pdf'>special supplement on social enterprise</a> distributed across the UK in the leading newspaper, The Independent. Davis was interviewed as a member of a panel of experts giving perspective on key trends in social enterprise leading up to the <a href="http://www.sewf2012.org" title="SEWF2012" target="_blank">Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF)</a> that NESsT will host in Rio de Janeiro, October 16-18, 2012. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lee Davis, NESsT Co-Founder &#038; Chief Innovation Officer appears today in the <a href='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2012-03-MediaPlanet-Independent-social-enterprise-supplement.pdf'>special supplement on social enterprise</a> distributed across the UK in the leading newspaper, The Independent. Davis was interviewed as a member of a panel of experts giving perspective on key trends in social enterprise leading up to the <a href="http://www.sewf2012.org" title="SEWF2012" target="_blank">Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF)</a> that NESsT will host in Rio de Janeiro, October 16-18, 2012. </p>
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		<title>NESsT launches Social Enterprise Development Programme 2012 in Slovakia</title>
		<link>http://www.nesst.org/blog/2012/03/05/nesst-social-enterprise-development-programme-2012-in-slovaki/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce the NESsT Social Enterprise Development Programme 2012 with the aim of supporting the development of social enterprises in Slovakia. To this end, we are inviting the participation of the following entities from Slovakia that are interested in assessing the viability of their business idea, launching social enterprise activities or expanding an existing social enterprise:
•	Civil society organizations
•	Entrepreneurs and for profit organizations with a social focus (including cooperatives)
•	Municipalities considering to run or [...] <a href="http://www.nesst.org/blog/2012/03/05/nesst-social-enterprise-development-programme-2012-in-slovaki/">More&#160;&#8250;</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are pleased to announce the NESsT Social Enterprise Development Programme 2012 with the aim of supporting the development of social enterprises in Slovakia. To this end, we are inviting the participation of the following entities from Slovakia that are interested in assessing the viability of their business idea, launching social enterprise activities or expanding an existing social enterprise:<br />
•	Civil society organizations<br />
•	Entrepreneurs and for profit organizations with a social focus (including cooperatives)<br />
•	Municipalities considering to run or already managing social-economic enterprises </p>
<p>The programme has the full support of NESsT&#8217;s partner in Slovakia, UNDP Regional Centre for Europe and CIS, and it is part of the national project “Social Economy: Innovative model of economic and social development in Slovakia”.</p>
<p>Those who are interested in entering the process can fill in the Application Form (please click <strong><a href="http://www.nesst.org/?portfolio=nesst-program-rozvoja-socialneho-podnikania-na-slovensku-2012" title="Program rozvoja sociálneho podnikania na Slovensku 2012" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong> to download)  and send it to NESsT via e-mail by <strong>March 26th, 2012</strong> to <strong>ttahy@nesst.org</strong>. Please, note that there are 3 separate application forms for CSOs, private sector entities and municipalities. Should you have any questions, you can contact Tomáš Tahy at ttahy@nesst.org or by phone +421-948-610-617. Eligible applicants will be selected by the end of April.</p>
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		<title>The Importance of Investing in Technology in Peru</title>
		<link>http://www.nesst.org/blog/2012/02/24/the-importance-of-investing-in-technology-in-peru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We believe in the power of Peru, and explain why in this month&#8217;s <a href="http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-02-ALI-Peru-article-Final.pdf">Alternative Latin Investor</a>. Peru is a country rich in ecological diversity and natural resources, but remains behind other Latin American countries due to a lack of foreign investment in innovative technology. In recent years, Peru has been rated as one of the strongest economies on the continent, stemming mainly from an increase in the production of exportable products.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We believe in the power of Peru, and explain why in this month&#8217;s <a href="http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-02-ALI-Peru-article-Final.pdf">Alternative Latin Investor</a>. Peru is a country rich in ecological diversity and natural resources, but remains behind other Latin American countries due to a lack of foreign investment in innovative technology. In recent years, Peru has been rated as one of the strongest economies on the continent, stemming mainly from an increase in the production of exportable products.</p>
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		<title>Management for Everyone&#8217;s Benefit</title>
		<link>http://www.nesst.org/blog/2012/01/11/management-for-everyones-benefit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Davis talks to <a href="http://www.revistabmais.com/upload/revista_1112.pdf">Revista B+</a> in Brazil about the importance of encouraging dialogue in support of social enterprise &#8211; business that is ethically, socially and environmentally responsible. &#8220;We need to redefine the concept of how markets work,&#8221; say Lee, co-founder of NESsT. (Portuguese)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lee Davis talks to <a href="http://www.revistabmais.com/upload/revista_1112.pdf">Revista B+</a> in Brazil about the importance of encouraging dialogue in support of social enterprise &#8211; business that is ethically, socially and environmentally responsible. &#8220;We need to redefine the concept of how markets work,&#8221; say Lee, co-founder of NESsT. (Portuguese)</p>
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		<title>The Potential of Impact Investing in Chile</title>
		<link>http://www.nesst.org/blog/2012/01/09/the-potential-of-impact-investing-in-chile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NESsT details to <a href="http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ALI-Article-2012.12.pdf">Alternative Latin Investor</a> the many reasons why Chile is a safe, profitable and prosperous place for impact investments to thrive. Highlights Chilean portfolio of social enterprises.
ALI is the first digital and print publication to offer highly coveted information and actionable analysis regarding alternative investments in Latin America. Topics include Wealth Advisory, Commodities, Forex, Private Equity, Wine, Art, Regulation, Philanthropy, Hedge Funds, Agribusiness, Renewable Energy, Emerging Markets and Real Estate. Free and [...] <a href="http://www.nesst.org/blog/2012/01/09/the-potential-of-impact-investing-in-chile/">More&#160;&#8250;</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/press-spotlights/altlatinvestor-logo.png' alt='altlatinvestor-logo' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />NESsT details to <a href="http://www.nesst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ALI-Article-2012.12.pdf">Alternative Latin Investor</a> the many reasons why Chile is a safe, profitable and prosperous place for impact investments to thrive. Highlights Chilean portfolio of social enterprises.</p>
<p>ALI is the first digital and print publication to offer highly coveted information and actionable analysis regarding alternative investments in Latin America. Topics include Wealth Advisory, Commodities, Forex, Private Equity, Wine, Art, Regulation, Philanthropy, Hedge Funds, Agribusiness, Renewable Energy, Emerging Markets and Real Estate. Free and Premium Versions of the magazine available at: http://www.alternativelatininvestor.com</p>
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