Microfinance’s Circular Firing Squad
November 10, 2009 10 CommentsWhy Kiva should ignore the critics and continue on with the business of revolutionizing microfinance.
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UPDATE: Careers in Microfinance
April 20, 2009 No CommentsFewer than 10 tickets remain for the pre-event reception, so purchase now if you are interested.
FeaturedPakistan PM Sees Microfinance as Key
April 17, 2009 No CommentsApril 16, 2009 (Daily Times) ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that microfinance is an important pillar and integral part of Pakistan’s poverty reduction strategy and the government is making all out efforts to expand its coverage through microfinance banking, microfinance institutions and rural support programme. (full article)
AsidesSan Diego Microfinance Summit
April 10, 2009 2 CommentsA conference highlighting the local and international work of San Diego’s microfinance organizations open to all interested parties.
Events, TravelMicrofinance 101
April 9, 2009 No CommentsOur friends in the Bay Area are putting on a three session primer on microfinance. A great way to learn the basics.
EventsLaw and Microfinance: Harmonizing the Regulatory Regime
April 7, 2009 1 CommentTo avoid doing more harm than good, microfinance law needs to share common elements across national boundaries.
News and CommentaryFacebook for Farmers
April 7, 2009 No CommentsApril 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 ...
AsidesSundance to Feature Yunus in Documentary
April 7, 2009 No CommentsApril 7, 2009 (Social Enterprise) Social entrepreneur superstar Muhammad Yunus is set to transfer his stardom to the silver screen. After months of encouragement Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, has agreed to be the subject of feature length documentary. (full article)
AsidesGrowth Finance: The VC Cousin to Microfinance
April 7, 2009 No CommentsApril 7, 2009 (Times UK)There was a time when it was thought you could not lend money to the poor in developing countries. It was money, however well-meaning, poured down the drain. Yet microfinance proved that you can. It has long been thought, also, that venture capitalists will not invest readily in enterprises in developing ...
AsidesLessons from Microfinance for the G-20
April 4, 2009 No CommentsApril 4, 2009 (CS Monitor) Just as the global financial system is imploding, the micro-financial sector is expanding. It is ironic that the poor – who have been chronically ignored, or at least underserved – seem more adept at keeping financial institutions healthy at a time when global giants are struggling to hold their ground ...
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