http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/04/10/a-loan-as-an-inflationary-hedge/ Kiva Fellows share their experiences from the field Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:29:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/04/10/a-loan-as-an-inflationary-hedge/#comment-1216 BJ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:32:30 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=464#comment-1216 Hi Mate-your insights have been very interesting-keeping up to date on your experiences is certainly an eye-opener. Patty would be proud! Take care of yourself. Hi Mate-your insights have been very interesting-keeping up to date on your experiences is certainly an eye-opener. Patty would be proud! Take care of yourself.

]]> http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/04/10/a-loan-as-an-inflationary-hedge/#comment-1207 Drew Kinder Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:27:27 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=464#comment-1207 Excellent post. Very factual and perceptive. When street peddlers in Ghana raise prices by selling 3 bananas for the price of 4, can WalMart be far behind? You may be spotlighting the leading edge of global inflation. Your Kiva borrowers probably can't explain the macro-economic implications of their actions, but from their position on the edge of poverty they have a keen understanding of what it takes to survive in business. Thanks for this insight. Excellent post. Very factual and perceptive.
When street peddlers in Ghana raise prices by selling 3 bananas for the price of 4, can WalMart be far behind? You may be spotlighting the leading edge of global inflation.
Your Kiva borrowers probably can’t explain the macro-economic implications of their actions, but from their position on the edge of poverty they have a keen understanding of what it takes to survive in business.
Thanks for this insight.

]]> http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/04/10/a-loan-as-an-inflationary-hedge/#comment-1200 Michael Mallett Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:32:49 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=464#comment-1200 "prices never go down"...seems to be true enough of non-renewables like petrol ( I recall paying $.25 a gallon in my teens vs. $3.79 now as a spry 50-something) but in he case of renewables and technological breakthrough components, certainly lowered costs may occur. I wonder at what stage in an economy's arising does this take a role? And how does it "tickle" the overall economy as it shapes specific product prices? Could a "bumper crop" of bananas drive prices down even as overall inflation rises? Are there certain bright spots in any economy that the savvy can expolit? “prices never go down”…seems to be true enough of non-renewables like petrol ( I recall paying $.25 a gallon in my teens vs. $3.79 now as a spry 50-something) but in he case of renewables and technological breakthrough components, certainly lowered costs may occur. I wonder at what stage in an economy’s arising does this take a role? And how does it “tickle” the overall economy as it shapes specific product prices? Could a “bumper crop” of bananas drive prices down even as overall inflation rises? Are there certain bright spots in any economy that the savvy can expolit?

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