As of yet, Sri Lanka’s government has not implemented a means of regulating the microfinance industry here. However, according to Sri Lanka’s Central Bank website: A law to regulate and supervise Micro-Finance Institutions is [ …
Microfinance, the practice of making small loans to farmers or business owners too poor to provide collateral, has grown successfully in recent years, particularly in Third World countries with less of a manufacturing base, …
State of Microfinance Investment report on has been released by microrate for 2010.
Microfinance Focus, July 22, 2010: The US Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) and the.
The Southern Sudan Microfinance Conference will provide a forum for stakeholders to exchange views about the status of microfinance in southern Sudan and develop a strategy to advance microfinance in the region. …
BlueOrchard plans to expand microfinance. BlueOrchard, the world’s biggest private sector investor in microfinance loans, has raised $195 million for a fund to help microfinance institutions (MFIs) expand and modernise. …
Microfinance Focus, July 22, 2010: The SEEP Network, a US based NGO that works with MFI associations in North America and throughout the world (and.
We’re noticing resurgent chatter about a possible bubble in the microfinance sector with several recent pieces speculating that high default rates in Pakistan, Nicaragua, and Morocco which have shaken up MFIs in those countries are …
Government has established the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) to facilitate access to affordable, sustainable and convenient financial and business development services for the active and productive Ugandans. …
Microfinance entities have their argument against this. Typically, our borrowing costs for funds from banks are 11-14%, and we don’t get any subsidy. We have very low overdues or non-performing assets (NPAs) that account for 1%. …
