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# Sunday, February 28, 2010
Microfinance is a term for the practice of providing financial services, such as microcredit, microsavings or microinsurance to poor people. By helping them to accumulate usably large sums of money, this expands their choices and reduces the risks they face. Suggested by the name, most transactions involve small amounts of money, frequently less than US$100.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 8:55:10 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
In the News | Microfinance | Opinions | Strategy
# Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Kiva President Premal Shah on the company's mission to fight poverty by lending to entrepreneurs. Video at Forbes.com
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:52:25 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Credit | Enterpreneurs | Microfinance | NGOs | Opinions | Organisation | Video | World
# Saturday, February 20, 2010
The ubiquity of the credit card and the impact of the recession mean the move to use a mobile phone to make payments and conduct banking is likely to be a slow and tortuous affair in Europe.
Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:13:16 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Europe | Microfinance | Opinions | Organisation | Poor
# Saturday, February 13, 2010
Will regulating the microfinance market in Egypt help breach a gap between supply and demand? Sherine Nasr seeks answers
Saturday, February 13, 2010 11:49:44 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Africa | Arab World | Micro Credit | Microfinance | Opinions | Strategy
# Monday, February 08, 2010
Microfinance, perhaps best known as a means of helping small business owners in developing countries move out of poverty, is one source already in place in the United States. These organizations make small loans and other financial services available to low- and moderate-income businesses.
Monday, February 08, 2010 11:38:59 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Enterpreneurs | Financial Crisis | Microfinance | NGOs | Opinions | USA
# Wednesday, February 03, 2010
MicroRate is the first rating agency dedicated to measuring the performance of microfinance institutions ("MFIs"). MicroRate's rating teams visit MFIs and "kick their tires". Statement of Damian von Stauffenberg Chairman and Founder MicroRate. Committee on House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:27:13 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Microfinance | Opinions | USA
# Saturday, January 30, 2010
Is Mobile Banking Safe: Redefining Mobile Security through App Verification Author: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com
Saturday, January 30, 2010 2:49:54 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Innovation | Mobile | Opinions | Technology | USA | Security
# Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time to market has been a well-worn mantra of the electronics industry. Unfortunately it’s been elevated to the level of panacea – and it’s not. Don’t get me wrong. Getting to market early is a good thing. It’s just not the stepping stone to success that it used to be. Today it’s just part of a much more complex equation. Electronics companies and designers need to solve the whole equation in order to survive and remain competitive as a new generation of electronics products begs for creation.
Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:00:46 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Enterpreneurs | Innovation | Opinions | Sustainable | Technology
# Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The aim of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation is to promote creative and innovative approaches in different sectors of human activity and contribute to better equip the European Union for the challenges ahead in a globalised world. During this Year, a series of seven Brussels debates are jointly organised by the European Commission and the EPC in Brussels.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 3:59:02 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Ecology | Europe | Opinions
# Saturday, May 30, 2009
Jacqueline Novogratz interviewed by David Serchuk (Forbes). Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and chief executive officer of Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to combat global poverty.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 5:53:19 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Enterpreneurs | Food Crisis | IMF & World bank | Microfinance | NGOs | Opinions | Water | Women | World
Be sure to read Founder, Dana Dakin’s Story of how she traveled to Ghana in 2003 on the occasion of her sixtieth birthday to find a village and start a microlending program.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 5:23:39 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Africa | Enterpreneurs | Micro Credit | Microfinance | NGOs | Opinions | USA | Women
# Friday, May 29, 2009
The urgency with which the Obama administration, members of Congress, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have been working to keep credit available reminds us how critical credit is to the economy. These folks know that without widely available credit, our economy would descend into a debilitating depression.
Friday, May 29, 2009 6:03:09 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Financial Crisis | Micro Credit | Microfinance | Opinions | Poor | World
# Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Africa's economy of cash handovers and stowed-away savings has long been a hindrance to the continent's economic growth, as well as a cause and excuse to deny credit to its poor. But now, at a time when 10 million Ghanaians own a phone, the world's banks, cell phone networks and aid agencies are coming here to flip one thing into the other — to tweak a few features on a sim card, circumvent some regulations, and voila: The ordinary pre-paid cell phone becomes something not unlike a checking account - a way to text money from person to person throughout this intricate economy.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:13:08 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Africa | Micro Credit | Microfinance | Opinions | Technology
# Thursday, May 21, 2009
India should work towards empowering women economically -- through microfinance programs -- and also encourage greater participation of women leaders in panchayats, or village councils, writes author Shoba Narayan in this opinion piece.
Thursday, May 21, 2009 8:47:06 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
India | Micro Credit | Microfinance | Opinions | Poor | Sustainable | Women
# Monday, May 18, 2009
Innovation is helping to bring safe financial services to the doorsteps of Africa's poor.
Monday, May 18, 2009 9:15:49 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Gates Foundation | Micro Credit | Microfinance | Opinions | Organisation | Technology
# Saturday, May 16, 2009
Religion can play a part in delivering us from the illusion that money is the measure of all things.
Saturday, May 16, 2009 9:31:10 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Banking | Micro Credit | Microfinance | NGOs | Opinions | Church
# Friday, May 15, 2009
The former prime minister is attracting wealthy donors to back his health and harmony projects. "The Blairs are using all their resources to tackle things they care about," said Sue Wixley of New Philanthropy Capital, a think tank that connects charities to donors. "In this case, the Blairs' resources are their contacts."
Friday, May 15, 2009 9:21:10 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Enterpreneurs | Gates Foundation | Innovation | Microfinance | NGOs | Opinions | Strategy | Sustainable | Technology
# Thursday, May 14, 2009
The challenge of meeting future water needs under the impacts of climate change and rapidly growing human demands for water may be less bleak than widely portrayed, according to the study published in the May issue of the journal Water Resources Research. The current approach to water management considers only "blue water," that is river discharge and groundwater, said the study conducted by a team of Swedish and German scientists from Stockholm University, Stockholm Environment Institute and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:02:34 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Ecology | Food Crisis | Opinions | Sustainable | Water
# Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Microfinance has proven itself so far to be very resilient to what is happening globally, and its clients are not necessarily experiencing anything that is correlated to the events in the US, Bob Annibale, Global Head of Microfinance at Citigroup said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:30:45 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Arab World | Financial Crisis | Micro Credit | Microfinance | Opinions | Sustainable
# Monday, May 11, 2009
A fresher, integrated approach to workplace learning can have a positive role in India's ability to turn its unique demographics into a dividend writes Angie Taras
Monday, May 11, 2009 6:14:55 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Australia | Education | Employment | India | Opinions
For centuries, Britain has been a leader in finance and banking. Today we are setting out how we can remain world leaders. Not at the expense of others, but in partnership with them. And not by returning to business as usual, but by reforming, renewing and championing our financial sector so that it is ready and able to seize future opportunities.
Monday, May 11, 2009 5:51:46 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Europe | Microfinance | Opinions | Strategy
The World Bank estimates that half of the world lives on $2.50 a day or less. As global leaders scramble to stabilize the financial systems of the world's largest economies, they have an unparalleled opportunity to include the world's poorest households. Meaningful and inclusive reform expands financial access to those who need it most.
Monday, May 11, 2009 5:42:27 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Micro Credit | Microinsurance | Opinions | Poor
# Sunday, May 10, 2009
At the end of December last year, Nigeria had 815 licensed MFBs, putting itself in the first position globally on the number of practicing MFBs. However, the Managing Director, Elim MFB, Mrs. Ifeoma Ana, said that in spite the number of licensed MFBs operating in the country, micro financing would remain a mirage to the people except positive steps were taken to ensure that the sub-sector was effective in alleviating poverty.
Sunday, May 10, 2009 4:13:59 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Africa | Micro Credit | Microfinance | Nigeria | Opinions | Sustainable
# Sunday, May 03, 2009
Sound policies and regulations for microinsurance in Nigeria will encourage innovation, investment, sustainability and growth in the insurance sector, while protecting consumers and the soundness of institutions. The overall objective, according to the author, is to provide value-for-money products on a massive scale to the low-income population.
Sunday, May 03, 2009 3:35:53 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
Africa | In the News | Microinsurance | Nigeria | Opinions
# Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Parminder Bahra, Times' correspondent finds doubts raised about the effectiveness of one of the big ideas in the fight against poverty.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:48:23 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] -
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