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MicroFinancial Services World, May 10‐12 in Amsterdam: Register Now

By Melisa ⋅ March 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Join practitioners and investors at MicroFinancial Services World, a summit on “Opportunities & innovation in microfinance for practitioners & socially responsible investors,” for 3 days in Amsterdam on May 10-12.

CGAP Encourages Mobile Banking

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Feb 12, 2009 — CGAP, the global microfinance center is releasing new research and data to encourage telecom operators, financial institutions and governments to see the business potential in expanding access to financial services for poor people in developing markets. (full article)

CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A teacher in a government-run school in West Bengal, India, is the winner of the 2008 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest. Somenath Mukhopadyay’s photo of a young girl preparing radishes to take to market in Tarapur village, West Bengal, won out over more than 700 entries from 40 countries in all regions of the world. The [...]

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ January 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Lessons and implications for the international microfinance industry
by Kate McKee, Senior Advisor at CGAP
What consequences might the sub-prime crisis have for microfinance in developing countries and what lessons can our field draw from its underlying causes?…(full article)

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