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India as Source of Microfinance Innovation

By seamo ⋅ March 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

March 31, 2009 (CGAP) India has 850 million people who live on less than $2 per day. There is strong government interest in expanding financial services, an active microfinance sector, and fast-evolving business and technology sectors. When it comes to microfinance, information systems are critical to stronger internal controls (over cash flow, financial reporting, portfolio [...]

6% Returns on Microfinance Investment

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ March 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Microplace has nearly sold out its 5% security, and is now offering a second with 6% returns.

Savings Led Microfinance

By seamo ⋅ March 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

March 27, 2009 (Tufts Daily) Practitioners, researchers and leaders in the field of microfinance gathered yesterday in Cabot Auditorium for the start of a two-day conference at the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy. The focus of the conference, called “Microfinance from Below: The Power of Savings and Savings Groups in Frontier Economies,” is [...]

Banking on Dreams Fundraising Dinner

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ March 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Please join Washington CASH for its 5th Annual Dinner.

Saving Grace: Credit and Empowering the Powerless

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ March 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

An information session on microcredit: Investing for social return, not profits with Terry Provance, Oikocredit USA Executive Director.

SKS to IPO? The Double-Bottom-Line Debate

By seamo ⋅ March 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

One of the largest microfinance institutions (MFI) in the world, SKS Microfinance, has announced it is exploring the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) sometime in 2010.

Why Microfinance and Healthcare Go Hand in Hand

By seamo ⋅ March 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Healthcare is particularly crucial for micro-entrepreneurs as an illness can deplete savings and other assets and cause disruptions that can threaten a business. Gloriana Guillen discusses Pro Mujer’s efforts to provide healthcare services to microcredit borrowers.

House Testimony from Grameen Foundation CEO

By seamo ⋅ March 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

March 26th, 2009 — Grameen Foundation President and CEO, Alex Counts delivered oral testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs. The subcommittee makes budgetary recommendations on foreign aid programs and institutions, which include the United Nations among others. Alex Counts urged the committee to make [...]

Microfinance Meets the Market

By seamo ⋅ March 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

March 26, 2009 (Microcapital) “Microfinance Meets the Market” explores the tensions, opportunities, and overall dynamic of the microfinance industry as it shifts (or does not shift) towards commercialization. It outlines the evolution of microfinance (p3-7) from its beginnings as socially oriented non-profit microfinance institutions (MFIs) existing on subsidies to for-profit MFIs, and it explains the [...]

Micro-Enterprise Job Opening: Rising Tide Capital

By seamo ⋅ March 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Rising Tide Capital is seeking a talented individual with an interest in micro-enterprise and community development to join its team of professionals to make a difference in the world and to participate in the growth of an innovative, dynamic non-profit organization.

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