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Microfinance’s Circular Firing Squad

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ 9 comments

Why Kiva should ignore the critics and continue on with the business of revolutionizing microfinance.

UPDATE: Careers in Microfinance

By seamo ⋅ April 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Fewer than 10 tickets remain for the pre-event reception, so purchase now if you are interested.

GuyCarp Microinsurance Grant

By seamo ⋅ February 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Feb 24, 2009 — Global reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter Co., LLC has been awarded a grant by the Microinsurance Innovation Facility to develop a reinsurance facility for microinsurance and microfinance company operations (MFIs). (full article)

Gates Foundation to Fund Mobile Banking Initiatives

By seamo ⋅ February 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Feb 18, 2009 — The GSMA, which intends to represent the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a programme that could expand the availability of financial services to millions of people in the developing world through mobile phones. The Mobile Money for the Unbanked programme, [...]

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ January 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Microcredit Summit Campaign was the recipient of a $700,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  The grant will help the Campaign measure progress toward its goal of ensuring that 100 million families rise above the $1 a day threshold by 2015. (Full Article)

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