April 19, 2009
April 19, 2009 (China Daily) After teaming up with Grameen Group in March 2006 for a social business enterprise joint venture in Bangladesh, French food behemoth Groupe Danone has again joined hands with the Bangladesh-based group. But this time, it’s about non-profit microfinance to the poor in China. (full article)
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April 7, 2009
April 7, 2009 (Newsweek) With tens of millions of unemployed city factory workers returning to the townships, demand for small loans is growing. But because of current legislation, micro-credit can only expand in China if there are more donations. The trouble is, in this global economic crisis, donor fatigue abounds as do concerns about misused pledged ...
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January 11, 2009
MICROCAPITAL: “The Push and Pull of China’s Microfinance Expansion”
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