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First-ever microfinance 'bank' to begin operationsHindu Business LineThe rate of interest to be charged is 13 per cent, half of what is being charged by the microfinance institutions at present, thanks to a new microfinance 'bank' labelled 'Stree Nidhi'. The 'bank' which will begin operations [...]

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

Mexican microfinance leaders and industry observers are becoming alarmed that the country's microfinance market may be over-heating, and [...]

Citi increases its microfinance work across the regionFinanceAsiaMost view licences in China as an opportunity to capitalise on the China Dream; others see microfinance as a means to build long-standing relationships across the region. According to the India Development Foundation, nearly 9 million Indian households …Citi's [...]

Mexican microfinance leaders and industry observers are becoming alarmed that the country's microfinance market may be over-heating, and they are especially concerned about future client indebtedness and political risks. …

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

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PPAF offers equity fund to Microfinance institutionsInternational News NetworkISLAMABAD: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has started offering the Equity Fund to the most dynamic microfinance institutions and partner organizations to access commercial financing to realize their growth potential and expansion into rural …PPAF [...]

Wondering what microfinance tastes like? It tastes like brown rice, seaweed, spicy shrimp, eggplant and unagi. It tastes like a dream. Specifically, microfinance tastes like the dream of two young men Koji and Kan who wanted to open a …

Seven fundamental flaws with microfinance banking in NigeriaVanguardOnly just that the regulators and operators were not humble enough to accept it, that the framework for microfinance banking in Nigeria is faulty and cannot achieve its objectives. This reality was made the more and undeniably obvious last [...]

What happens when 620000 lenders fund 615000 entrepreneurs, students, and other microfinance borrowers around the world? Five+ years of Kiva loan activity, in full color. Thanks to all the lenders, borrowers, partners, and …

The picture I get is of an [...]

Nigeria: Bogus Operations Lead to Failure of Microfinance BanksAllAfrica.comAs the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is working towards harmonizing activities of microfinance banks in the country as to avoid further collapse, indications has continued to emerge that efforts of some micro finance bank operators to [...]

What happens when 620000 lenders fund 615000 entrepreneurs, students, and other microfinance borrowers around the world? Five+ years of Kiva loan activity,

The picture I get is of an industry (i.e., the microfinance investment industry) that is aware of the risks to [...]