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Monthly Archives: May 2012
SKS to relaunch life cover for micro borrowers
SKS Microfinance, the only listed micro lender in the country, plans to offer an endowment life insurance policy to its borrowers once again. The Hyderabad-based micro finance company had exited this business in 2009. An endowment policy is a life … Continue reading
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Tom Steyer: Impact Investing Icon
Before the current fascination with celebrities, there were icons. Elvis. Brando. Buffett. Icons are celebrities for sure, but more significant and authentic — enduring symbols representative of a movement or idea. The closest impact investing has to an icon is … Continue reading
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MFIs find relief in loan securitisation
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have something to cheer about. Securitised microfinance loans are getting grades that are better than the ratings assigned to micro lenders selling these portfolios, say analysts and those in the sector. This has persuaded banks and non-banking … Continue reading
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Small US firms eying Indonesia
Driven by the country’s stellar economic performance and huge population, 17 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from a variety of sectors from the United States are on a two-day visit to explore business opportunities in Indonesia. US deputy ambassador to … Continue reading
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Impact Investing Done Right: No Shortcuts to Social Change
The widely recognized challenge of socially progressive investing is ensuring that financial results are not sacrificed in favor of social impact, and vice versa. When it comes to impact investing, too often the financial goals are forgotten as investors focus … Continue reading
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New plan to help unregistered MSMEs
ew Delhi : The Planning Commission’s new manufacturing plan will help unregistered micro and small industrial enterprises (MSMEs) access institutional finance, power connections and other entitlements, the Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME) said Wednesday. Of … Continue reading
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Microfinance-another sector to create employment
Rising number of young potential moving out of Uttarakhand owing to lack of job opportunities is becoming an increasing concern these days. Ms. Indira Hridayesh, the finance minister for Uttarakhand raised her concerns on this issue recently. She believed that … Continue reading
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Karnataka CM promises help to SMEs
Hubli May 13: The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr D.V. Sadananda Gowda, has promised to address the problems of small and medium enterprises, says the Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI). Interacting with a delegation of KCCI and a few … Continue reading
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Impact Investing: Will It Make a Difference?
About a year ago, the New Hampshire Charitable Trust asked us if some Tuck students would be interested in helping them investigate best practices in the new and emerging field of Impact Investing. Our first question was: what do you … Continue reading
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Luminis, Impact Investing Platform, Creates Unprecedented Transparency on Microfinance Funds
LUXEMBOURG, May 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — MicroRate, with the support of LuxFLAG and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is announcing the hard launch of Luminis(TM) the first web-based, analytical platform on microfinance funds. The announcement was made today … Continue reading
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