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Grameen and Danone Fund Microfinance in China

By seamo ⋅ April 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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)

Facebook for Farmers

By seamo ⋅ April 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

MICROCAPITAL STORY: The Push and Pull of China’s Microfinance Expansion

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ January 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

MICROCAPITAL: “The Push and Pull of China’s Microfinance Expansion”

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