RT @MicroCapital: Microfinance…
March 31, 2010 No CommentsRT @MicroCapital: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases 2009 Benchmarking Report on West Africa http://bit.ly/cW6ln2
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RT @MicroCapital: Microfinanc…
March 31, 2010 No CommentsRT @MicroCapital: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases 2009 Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmark. http://bit.ly/d9pEm8
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March 31, 2010 No CommentsRT @SDMicrofinance: Register for the 2nd Annual Microfinance Summit In San Diego! Visit http://www.sdmicrofinance.org for more event info.
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March 31, 2010 No CommentsRT @MicroSave: video on Microfinance Podcast. MFP 085 – Renee Chao-Beroff: New Trends in #Agricultural #Microfinance. http://bit.ly/9lbn5i
AsidesVillage Enterprise Fund Receives GiveWell Economic Empowerment Grant and “Top-rated” Status
March 31, 2010 No CommentsSan Carlos, CA, March 29, 2010 — Village Enterprise Fund (VEF), a leader in microenterprise development, has received a $125,000 grant plus a coveted “top-rated” status from GiveWell, a New York-based nonprofit that researches and evaluates charities. The grant will enable VEF to expand its successful microfinance program, which provides small cash grants to ultra-poor rural entrepreneurs in East Africa . VEF also offers ongoing training and mentoring to help them build income-generating businesses.
News and CommentaryRT @kintan & @vittana: close t…
March 30, 2010 No CommentsRT @kintan & @vittana: close to $50k! Can we close out March Microfinance Madness w/ a bang? http://bit.ly/cCfOuE. & hope to see u on Fri!
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March 30, 2010 No CommentsRT @MFusa2010 & @GrameenAmerica :#microfinance in the U.S. Attend Microfinance USA May 20 in SF! Leslie Kane of Grameen America will spk!
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March 30, 2010 No CommentsRT @womenadvocates: E-CONFERENCE: Free UN conference (via webcast) – POVERTY & Girls Right to EDUCATION http://bit.ly/buLAi4 thx @e4conf
AsidesUnitus Teams Up With OPIC & Citi to Make $15 Million Available for the Development of Emerging Microfinance Institutions
March 30, 2010 No CommentsSEATTLE, 29 March 2010 – In their ongoing effort to empower the world’s poor through microfinance, international nonprofit Unitus, Inc., the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and Citi have finalized a $15 million credit facility that will help foster growth among high-potential microfinance institutions (MFIs) and create more opportunities for families working their way out of poverty.
News and CommentaryLeapFrog (a #microinsurance fu…
March 30, 2010 No CommentsLeapFrog (a #microinsurance fund) Poised to Invest $112M. in #Insurance and #Microfinance Companies http://ow.ly/1szQ9.
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