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MICROFINANCE

Microfinance refers to financial services provided to low-income people, usually to help support self-employment. Microfinance can include small loans, savings plans, insurance, payment transfers, and other services that are provided in small increments that low-income individuals can afford. These services assist families in starting small enterprises such as farming. This topic cover the latest new and information on microfinance.

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A Writer, Bob Harris, Offers a Personal View of Microfinancemore

Bob Harris, who has been a writer, a radio commentator, a comic and a game-show contestant, has written a book on his...

Hostess’ Twinkie Defense Is a Failuremore

Hostess Brands filed for liquidation this week. Management blamed its workforce for the failure. That is...

A History of Microfinance - Muhammad Yunusmore

This lecture by microfinance pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus, outlines the history of microfinance...

How Smoke of Charcoal Won the Photo Contestmore

If you're a photographer, you must see the work of world's topmost photographers. And also see the winning photo from...

A Loan Shark in Disguise?more

Is Wonga a loan shark masquerading as a legitimate entity or a crucial provider of last-resort lending?

Borrowing a Solutionmore

Is microcredit the right step towards development and poverty reduction?

Muhammad Yunus to Keynote Investment Conferencemore

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is widely regarded as the father of microcredit. He is also the founder of...

Business Tools for Social Impact: Continuous Improvementmore

Related Blog: Balancing the Social and the Financial in Microfinance Blog: Beyond Microfinance: Scaling Financial...

Microfinance's Latest Challenge: Cutting Back on Over-indebtedness Amo...more

Long before "99%" became a symbol of Occupy Wall Street, the microfinance industry used the number to...

Microcredit doesn’t end poverty, despite all the hypemore

OPINION | The idea has a simple and powerful appeal, but the model doesn’t end global poverty.

Accessibility of Information: A Good Thing?more

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Popped in, popped out: the story of a pop-up thinktankmore

a retail space also worked well, if unpredictably. Whether it was chatting to the pharmacist next door about...

MSMF Non Profit Brings Micro Lending Giant to Charlottemore

- MSMF is a pioneer in building sustainable communities and has partnered with Accion USA, a leading national...

Bahrain Meets Majority Of International Standards For Human Developmen...more

and the Shura Council have led to the country's progress. In addition, Bahrain has seen success in microfinance and NGO...

Innocent smoothie maker says charity cash bottled for best interest ra...more

the countries where Innocent sources its fruit. The foundation funds other charities working on sanitation, health care...

Yunus says Bangladesh PM was 'badly advised'more

Mohammed Yunus, the founder and former boss of Bangladesh microfinance bank Grameen, says the country's prime minister...

Yunus says Bangladesh PM was 'badly advised'more

Mohammed Yunus, the founder and former boss of Bangladesh microfinance bank Grameen, says the country's prime minister...

Basix Microfinance reworks business plan, to share network for Fundsmore

HYDERABAD: Lack of regulatory clarity and unfavourable business climate in Andhra Pradesh have forced Basix...

Bank of the West Celebrates Outstanding Denver Area Nonprofit Organiza...more

Winners demonstrate innovation and serve the community through microfinance, culinary job training, and teen family...

Major Speakers Lined Up For First Annual Social Investment Forum Confe...more

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; investor strategies for climate change solutions; ensuring...

Microfinance 101 ??? Part 3 of 3: Issues in Microfinancemore

In our final blog of this three-part blog series focused on the topic of microfinance, Mary Ellen Iskenderian,...

Price, not anchor investors, decides public issue successmore

remaining 17 are trading 10-84% below issue price. Among the biggest losers are Commercial Engineers, Body Builders,...

Obstacles hinder privately-owned small loan providersmore

in its fledgling private financial services sector, investors still face big obstacles in setting up rural banks and...

Leocadia Cruzgrew: Preserving Traditions, Building A Business And Empo...more

the early 90s: how to sell her products. Aunt Cayita knew a loan officer who told her about microfinance and its...

A Singular Womanmore

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Top Sources: Microfinance

  • Forbes.com
  • Economic Times
  • business.time.com
  • Guardian Unlimited
  • thebeginner.eu
  • businessfightspoverty.org
  • Wall Street Journal Online
  • The Hindu
  • MarketWatch
  • ramanmedianetwork.com

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