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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Launches …MicroCapitalThe Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) a US-based nonprofit organization that publishes financial and social performance information from microfinance stakeholders, recently launched the Africa Map of Financial Inclusion for the Poor, an …Financial inclusion gaps in Central & Southern Africa [...]

Research from other studies increasingly suggests that actually microfinance loans do not have that huge an impact on business productivity anyway, and that much of their benefit is to help smooth out unpredictable income …

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MFI Ujjivan to raise Rs 100-cr via pvt placement by NovemberEconomic TimesMUMBAI: The Bangalore-based urban markets focused microfinance firm Ujjivan Financial Services today said it is planning to raise Rs 100 crore through a private placement by November. "We are looking at [...]

Thanks to David Roodman at the Center for Global Development for pointing this out (and for noting that Kiva's microfinance program is not quite as advertised. But this video at least gives you a good sense of how popular …

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Microfinance support for 26 million women in developing countriesInvest in AustraliaAustralia will help millions of women in developing countries to achieve economic independence through microfinance funding. At the APEC Women and the Economy Summit, chaired by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in [...]

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Ujjivan Financial Services, an Indian microfinance institution (MFI), reportedly plans to raise up to INR 6.2 billion (USD 138 million) from [...]

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SBP eases microfinance banks' loaning termsPakistanToday.com.pkKARACHI – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has withdrawn the General Provision Requirements (GPRs) for the loans extended by microfinance banks (MFBs) against gold or other cash collateral. According to a press statement issued here on Friday, …SBP withdraws loan [...]

Ujjivan Financial Services, an Indian microfinance institution (MFI), reportedly plans to raise up to INR 6.2 billion (USD 138 million) from the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), a government-owned financial …

Thanks to David Roodman at the Center for Global Development for pointing this [...]

Microfinance becoming usuryThe HinduMicrofinance system, which aimed at providing financial empowerment for women at grass root level, was facing an attack with the emergence of a new form of usury, said speakers at a press conference organised on the sidelines of the ongoing Madurai …

Microfinance's reputation has suffered a great deal from the stories of greed and poorly regulated operations in Andhra Pradesh. However, the concept and.

Thanks to David Roodman at the Center for Global Development for pointing this out (and for noting that Kiva's microfinance program is not [...]