Archive for October, 2008
October 24, 2008 No Comments
How Far Will the Credit Crunch Affect the Microfinance Industry?
AsidesJob Posting: Office Manager at Unitus
October 24, 2008 No CommentsWe seek a dynamic, passionate, team player to manage facilities and coordinate technology support for a 30+ person office. The successful candidate will…(Full Description at Idealist.org)
Job PostingsOctober 23, 2008 No Comments
Underbanked, Overlooked But Profitable: Peter Bladin of Grameen Technology Center
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Innovative Use of Microfinance Channels: Fighting Malaria with Bednets
AsidesElizabeth Funk of Unitus Describes Microfinance as Peacemaker
October 23, 2008 No Comments News and CommentaryMicrofinance and Microbrews: November 11th featuring the Bill & Melinds Gates Foundation’s Financial Services for the Poor
October 19, 2008 1 CommentSeaMo is pleased to announce November’s Microfinance and Microbrews at Spitfire (2219 Fourth Avenue, Seattle) on Tuesday, November 11th beginning at 5:30pm. This month we are featuring Evelyn Stark, Senior Program Officer in the Global Development Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Evelyn recently joined the foundation’s Financial Services for the Poor office, ...
Events, FeaturedUBmatrix Aids Standardization of Microinsurance Software
October 19, 2008 No CommentsUBmatrix, a software development company with an office in Bellevue, is participating in a consortium of developers and insurers to standardize microinsurance software platforms. Microinsurance, one of the most promising growth areas in microfinancial services, seeks to provide insurance services to the poor. Full Article Microinsurance can provide a backstop against many of the contingencies ...
Featured“Mohammed Yunus and Michael Chu debate commercialization”
October 17, 2008 No CommentsMohammed Yunus and Michael Chu debate commercialization
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