Devex
| website: | http://www.devex.com/ |
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Devex is a social enterprise that aims to reduce operational inefficiencies in the field of international development.Devex makes use of web 2.0 content-sharing and social-networking tools to dramatically reduce the time and expense international development professionals have typically had to devote to recruiting and information-gathering.Devex is currently using our basic listing service and so has a limited profile on the site.
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| Company type: | Ltd |
| Address: | 1341 Connecticut Avenue, , NW Washington, US, DC 20036 |
| Telephone: | +1 202 249 9222 |
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| CEO: | Raj Kumar |
| Industrial sector: | Business services |
| Social / Environmental benefit: | Employment; Community development; Charity and social business/enterprise support; |
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