Monthly Archives: December 2010

Shortlist announced for new financial solutions for social enterprise

21/12/10 The shortlist of proposals which will be developed into financial products and services that could be made available by the Big Society Bank when it launches next April has been announced. Twenty[1] projects have been selected by an external … Continue reading

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ZAMBIA Development Agency dishes K4.4 bn to SMEs

THE ZAMBIA Development Agency (ZDA) has issued 822 vouchers to micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) valued at K4.4 billion under the business development services (BDS) voucher programme this year. Vouchers are coupons given to MSMEs when they request for … Continue reading

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Grameen does not require registration with MRA

Grameen Bank does not require registration with the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) to run microfinance activities since the bank operates under a special ordinance, the bank has said. The clarification came yesterday following news reports that the parliamentary standing committee … Continue reading

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Chartwell Partners Has Launched the First Asia and Emerging Markets Investment Products That Exclude Non-Market Economies Such as China

DENVER, Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — The Chartwell Emerging Markets Freedom portfolio includes 15 countries from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. As proxies for each market, Chartwell uses country-specific exchange-traded funds or ETFs. The countries included in this basket are … Continue reading

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Philanthropy isn�t simply about making a donation anymore

Last week, veteran deal maker and investor Hemendra Kothari, the non-executive chairman of DSP BlackRock Investment Managers, made a brave pledge. He vowed to match rupee by rupee what viewers of NDTV-Aircel’s “Save Our Tiger” campaign would donate for the … Continue reading

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Grameen Foundation: microfinance helping people in real ways

The deal with microfinance is that it means loaning the poorest of people – most often women – to fund small businesses. This benefits women like Tsehaye Daniel of Ethiopia, who can now send her children to school, something she’s … Continue reading

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BBL stresses relationships rather than refinancing

Keeping customer relationships is Bangkok Bank’s key strategy for maintaining its small and medium-sized enterprise customer base despite tougher competition in the segment, says executive vice-president Virasak Sutantahvibul. The bank has no policy on debt refinancing to expand its SME … Continue reading

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JP Morgan’s Definition of Impact Investment

This summary below was pulled from the pdf of the JP Morgan, Rockefeller collaborative research piece on impact investing. I had not read this when I made my own definitions. Their rationale for why Impact Investing meets the test of … Continue reading

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Microfinance key to financial inclusion: RBI

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India, squeezed by regulation in Andhra Pradesh, are an integral part of financial inclusion but are under stress at the moment, a Reserve Bank deputy governor said on Tuesday. “The MFI industry might be under (a) … Continue reading

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Microentrepreneurs continue to inspire

MANILA, Philippines—Citibank Philippines and Citi Foundation, in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Microfinance Council of the Philippines Inc., recognized 11 Filipino microentrepreneurs in the 8th Citi Microentrepreneur of the Year Awards at the Metropolitan Museum … Continue reading

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