Archive for December, 2009

Samsung: from TVs to #microcre…

December 16, 2009 No Comments

Samsung: from TVs to #microcredit ? http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2009/12/123_57344.html

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IDB approves $5m loan sponsore…

December 16, 2009 No Comments

IDB approves $5m loan sponsored by @gpmicrofinance http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/32103

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RT: @AJRenold: http://bit.ly/7…

December 15, 2009 No Comments

RT: @AJRenold: http://bit.ly/7QvOmv branchless microfinance pilot in the Phillipines

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Woman with a lovely voice walk…

December 15, 2009 No Comments

Woman with a lovely voice walks by my office each morning singing–rain, shine, or bitter cold.

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Students: Travel with @NickKri…

December 13, 2009 No Comments

Students: Travel with @NickKristof of the @nytimes http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/announcingdrumrollwin-a-trip-2010/

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RT: @Fonkoze: Do you know abou…

December 13, 2009 No Comments

RT: @Fonkoze: Do you know about our program to help the ultrapoor climb out of poverty? Check it out at CGAP: http://bit.ly/5hyzH8

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Wokai CEO on Bloomberg

December 12, 2009 No Comments

Casey Wilson, the Co-Founder and CEO of Wokai, appeared on Morning Call Bloomberg this past week to talk about Wokai and the state of microfinance in China. Here’s the video:

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Paladin Connect = Pro Bono le…

December 12, 2009 No Comments

Paladin Connect = Pro Bono legal support for microfinance http://www.seattlemicrofinance.org/pro-bono-for-microfinance/2009/12/12

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Pro Bono for Microfinance

December 12, 2009 No Comments

How a former Lehman attorney used the extra time the financial meltdown provided her to create a conduit for pro bono support for microfinance institutions.

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Washington STATE (not DC) is t…

December 12, 2009 No Comments

Washington STATE (not DC) is the center of global development efforts from the US. http://tinyurl.com/y9do2a7

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