Tag Archives: Microfinance

Hope and Dismay about Haiti’s Future

Posted on January 6, 2011 by cvannorman

Posted by Ian Vasquez Nicholas Kristof provides “a useful reminder of the limitations of charity and foreign aid” in his New York Times op-ed about Haiti today. “Nearly a year after the earthquake in Haiti,” he notes, “more than one … Continue reading →

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Microfinance key to financial inclusion: RBI

Posted on December 7, 2010 by cvannorman

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

Posted on December 4, 2010 by cvannorman

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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Making Loans Work For Women

Posted on November 28, 2010 by cvannorman

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, deputy director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, has spent more than five years writing and reporting on female entrepreneurs in Afghanistan. Her work is now the subject of a … Continue reading →

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SKS expects Andhra collections to improve

Posted on November 25, 2010 by cvannorman

SKS Microfinance, the only listed microfinance institution in the country, expects its collections in Andhra Pradesh to improve from next week. The company had earlier reported that its collections in the state were lower than normal on account of transition … Continue reading →

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Success in Fundraising: $20-million for Microfinance

Posted on October 1, 2010 by cvannorman

SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) – How do you raise money to help the poor in the face of a prolonged economic downturn? A local non-profit has a winning recipe. It involves micro-loans to people in Latin America. It’s really a sign … Continue reading →

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A Blueprint for Poverty Alleviation

Posted on September 7, 2010 by cvannorman

f you are interested in pursuing a strategy for poverty alleviation, you ought to look into entering the world of microfinance. Microfinance can be one of the most influential instruments to prosperity for the poorest of the poor, who will … Continue reading →

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