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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Microfinance and the Arab Spring: Threat or Opportunity?
After weeks of headline news about the Arab Spring, we seem to have forgotten the man who started it all: Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian fruit vendor who set himself on fire after police confiscated his small cart. It was Mr. … Continue reading
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BSE to open SME stock exchange by September: MSME Secretary
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has informed the government that it intends to start a separate stock exchange for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by September. “The BSE CEO has recently met me and said that by September we intend … Continue reading
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Gen Y’s Marketplace for Entrepreneurship
While at Oxford, Rajeeb Dey knew that students generally gravitated toward traditional internships with leading banks and prestigious firms. Yet, as the head of Oxford’s Enterprise Society, he had countless small businesses and start-ups approaching him, interested in working with … Continue reading
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Yunus in Tokyo discussing social business initiatives for earthquake victims
In an effort to rebuild the livelihoods of the Japanese earthquake victims, Microfinance Pioneer and Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammed Yunus was in Tokyo recently to discuss social business initiatives with business and political leaders of Japan. Prof. Yunus met with … Continue reading
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IFC to invest USD 4.6 million in Peru’s microfinance institution
IFC, a private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is contributing to the capital increase of microfinance lender, Caja Nuestra Gente with an investment of US $4.6 million. The investment will help Caja Nuestra Gente expand its operations in … Continue reading
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Nationa Launches SME Fund
Kigali — Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Rwanda now have an opportunity to be supported both financially and technically by Business Partners International (BPI). This was decided, when Business Partners International launched their fund last week in Kigali. Mr. Nazeem … Continue reading
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Ease bureaucracy to help SMEs, African countries counselled
African countries have been called upon to do away with bureaucracy because it deters the progress of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Speaking here at the weekend, an expert on SMEs from Rwanda, Rajeev Aggarwal said the countries have to … Continue reading
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UTI AMC plans to launch global emerging markets fund
UTI Asset Management Company, or UTI AMC, is planning to seek fresh approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch a global emerging markets fund aimed at high net worth individuals (HNIs). The company will launch … Continue reading
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Investors’ Circle to Merge with SJF Institute
DURHAM, N.C. and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jul. 11 /CSRwire/ – SJF Institute (SJFI) and Investors’ Circle (IC) today announced a strategic merger to more efficiently and effectively unleash the power of the impact investing marketplace. The merger will increase entrepreneurs’ … Continue reading
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Small businesses still suffering lack of lending support
Labour yesterday blamed the government’s economic policies for stymying small business growth as an independent survey showed that a “significant minority” of small businesses seeking loans are failing to gain the credit they seek. Businesses less than a decade old … Continue reading
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