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Growth Finance: The VC Cousin to Microfinance

April 7, 2009 No Comments

April 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 ...

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Bjork lends her name to Icelandic investment fund

January 30, 2009 No Comments

Dec 18, 2008 — Icelandic star Bjork and financial services firm Audur Capital have launched a venture capital fund named after the singer which is focused on feminine values and the environment, they said Thursday. Audur Capital, which numbers 15 women among its 17 employees, says its aim is “incorporating feminine values into the world ...

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Wokai Seattle: Drinks for a Better World on December 8th

Wokai commissioned emerging Chinese photographers to travel to remote rural villages and capture images of Wokai’s work in microfinance....

2011 Law and Development Institute Conference on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Seattle University

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  The Law and Development Institute (“LDI”) and Seattle University School of Law will host the...

Global Partnerships, Fonkoze Pledge to Reach 50,000 Women in 3 Years

In a partnership with Linked Foundation, Fonkoze and Global Partnerships plan to reach 50,000 poor and ultra poor women...

Zidisha Turns Microfinance on its Head

While conducting fieldwork for a microfinance organization in West Africa in 2006, Zidisha.org founder Julia Kurnia noticed something startling....

Points to Ponder: What is Microfinance?

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  What is “microfinance”? Does the term refer to a series of financial transactions, or does it suggest...