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Microfinance: For Community or for Gain? | Think Tank | Big Think

Microfinancea system of small loans and money services geared toward small businesseshas been heralded as a bold new financial frontier, opening up a wealth of opportunity to those otherwise unable to obtain a loan. …

Rich I.P.O. Brings Controversy to SKS Microfinance – DealBook Blog [...]

SKS I.P.O. Ignites Microfinance Debate – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com

An Indian company that makes tiny loans to villagers aims to raise up to $354 million in an initial public offering, a move critics fear will encourage India’s largest microfinance lender to put shareholders above the poor it serves, …

Lagos NAMB moves to group microfinance banks [...]

For love or for money? SKS Microfinance IPO stirs debate about …

SKS Microfinance’s share sale, launched Wednesday, has already drawn the ire of one of the leading lights in the field. A publicly traded company’s traditional obligation is to make money for its shareholders, while the mission of …

SKS Microfinance IPO Research report by [...]

SKS Microfinance May Raise $344 Million in I.P.O. – DealBook Blog …

SKS Microfinance, the Indian lender backed by Sequoia Capital and George Soros, raised its initial public offering to as much as 16.3 billion rupees ($344 million) after six quarters of gains by the key equity index, Bloomberg News …

Microfinance Economic Recovery

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Global Voices in English South Korea:Expectations Rose Among …

South Korea is launching another microfinance loans after a grim portrait of its economy got unexpectedly disclosed in front of President’s eyes. A few days after the President encountered with the struggling low income earners, …

SKS Microfinance May Raise $344 Million in I.P.O. – DealBook Blog [...]

What does Microfinance look like in the US? Kiva Stories from …

I had my doubts about microfinance in San Francisco. Having 7 months of work experience at microfinance institutes in Ecuador and Paraguay, the images I associated with South American field visits (see two photos below) included cane …

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What does Microfinance look like in the US? Kiva Stories from …

I had my doubts about microfinance in San Francisco. Having 7 months of work experience at microfinance institutes in Ecuador and Paraguay, the images I associated with South American field visits (see two photos below) included cane …

myKRO Microfinance Targeting Students – [...]

What does Microfinance look like in the US? Kiva Stories from …

I had my doubts about microfinance in San Francisco. Having 7 months of work experience at microfinance institutes in Ecuador and Paraguay, the images I associated with South American field visits (see two photos below) included cane …

Microfinance Equity Investments showing high performance: [...]

Microfinance regulation The case in Sri Lanka Kiva Stories …

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 [ …

Futurity.org Microfinance success tied to macroeconomy

Microfinance, the practice [...]

Futurity.org Microfinance success tied to macroeconomy

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, …

Rethinking microfinance strategies – Hip Hop Republican

One of the objectives of microfinance banking is [...]