The market capitalization of SKS Microfinance, India’s largest micro finance company which listed on the stock markets on the 16th August 2010 has crossed US$ 2 Billion in a short span of two week. The stock also made a new 52 week high …

Book review by david of the book on microfinance titled why microfinance doesn’t work . A controversial book on microfinance highlighting it’s negative effects on development.

What micro-credit pioneer Muhammad Yunus started in Bangladesh in the 1970s as a way to help the country’s poor lift themselves out of pov… Read more of this post, Could Microfinance Work in America?, at Change.org.

There are many small and medium MFI’s (Microfinance Institutions) in Tajikistan, around 90, and there are also a few large ones, and a few banks as well. The most interesting aspect to me is that there are so many that even the AMFOT- …

Citi to support financial inclusion, microfinance in India Banking behemoth Citigroup was keen to be a part of India’s growth story and would continue to.

A cautionary post on micro-finance. lambert’s picture. Fri, 09/03/2010 – 1:58am lambert. Felix Salmon. Good institutions do exist. But not all microfinance institutions are good. There are, after all, advantages to become a rentier. …

We’ve recorded recently how Grameen Foundation a U.S.-based nonprofit that builds on the work of Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus to try to “enable the poor to create a world without poverty” through microfinance (very small loans, …

Milford Bateman author of Why Microfinance Doesn’t work has written a detailed book on impact of microfinance and it’s impact and relevance in capitalism.

Ways for these microfinance firms to receive capital, via either equity or debt, is becoming an increasingly relevant theme. A need for some of these firms to meet unmet demand and remain competitive is practically imperative in the …

There are many small and medium MFI’s (Microfinance Institutions) in Tajikistan, around 90, and there are also a few large ones, and a few banks as well. The most interesting aspect to me is that there are so many that even the AMFOT- …

Bandhan Microfinance based in West bengal is running a pilot project on innovative healthcare and financial services.It is funded by bill and melinda gates foundation.

Here’s three takes on microfinance, all from the past month:

Microfinance Focus, September 4, 2010: Aavishkaar Goodwell India Microfinance Development Company Ltd (AGIMDC), a USD 18 mn venture capital investment.

A cautionary post on micro-finance. lambert’s picture. Fri, 09/03/2010 – 1:58am lambert. Felix Salmon. Good institutions do exist. But not all microfinance institutions are good. There are, after all, advantages to become a rentier. …

What micro-credit pioneer Muhammad Yunus started in Bangladesh in the 1970s as a way to help the country’s poor lift themselves out of pov… Read more of this post, Could Microfinance Work in America?, at Change.org.

Ways for these microfinance firms to receive capital, via either equity or debt, is becoming an increasingly relevant theme. A need for some of these firms to meet unmet demand and remain competitive is practically imperative in the …

Milford Bateman author of Why Microfinance Doesn’t work has written a detailed book on impact of microfinance and it’s impact and relevance in capitalism.

The market capitalization of SKS Microfinance has crossed US$ 2 Billion as it’s shares rose to touch a 52 week high price.More microfinance companies are expected to list their shares.

The market capitalization of SKS Microfinance has crossed US$ 2 Billion as it’s shares rose to touch a 52 week high price.More microfinance companies are expected to list their shares.

Ways for these microfinance firms to receive capital, via either equity or debt, is becoming an increasingly relevant theme. A need for some of these firms to meet unmet demand and remain competitive is practically imperative in the …

Milford Bateman author of Why Microfinance Doesn’t work has written a detailed book on impact of microfinance and it’s impact and relevance in capitalism.

While appropriate credit pricing standards can only emerge over time as the microfinance industry scrutinizes pricing data, it’s great to see these actors taking small initial steps towards determining what’s responsible and what’s …

Bandhan Microfinance plans to raise 100 crores in private equity investment from foreign institutions and do an IPO after two years.

M-Cril report on microfinance companies of India their evolution and history along with growth prospects.MFI’s in India are the largest in the world.

In our next MicroFinance MicroBreweries, Adnan Mahmud co-founder of Jolkona will talk about how development work plays a role in poverty alleviation along side with microfinance by helping those that microfinance traditionally …

The lesson I take from all of this is that microfinance is much, much messier than its advocates normally like to admit. I’m constantly astonished at the number of people I meet who are all excited about some microfinance fund or …

Microfinance Focus, Aug 31, 2010: Suryoday Microfinance Pvt. Ltd, a Pune-based microfinance institution has successfully closed its Series B equity financing.

Thailand Post offices nationwide could be transformed into microfinance centres as part of the government’s bid to extend financial services to lower-income groups, said Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij. …

Suryoday Microfinance Pvt Ltd (Suryoday), a Pune-based MFI announced the successful closure of its Series B equity financing for a primary infusion of INR 175 million led by Lok Capital. PRLog (Press Release) Sep 01, 2010 As well as …

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Creative Director: Mark Samuel Art Director: Bankupalli Ganesh Copywriters: Jitendra B. Lulla, Mark Samuel Photography: Yaadev / Bankupalli Ganesh. Tweet. Share. Share Microfinance: Pot Next Nestea: Chinese cups, Topless …

We’ve recorded recently how Grameen Foundation a U.S.-based nonprofit that builds on the work of Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus to try to enable the poor to create a world without poverty through microfinance (very small loans, …

The $44 billion global microfinance industry got a boost recently as private equity investor BlueOrchard attracted $195 million to a new fund aimed at helping.

Suryoday Microfinance has recieved private equity investment from tww India based social investment funds aavishkar and lok capital.

Microfinance Focus, Aug 31, 2010: For the rehabilitation and reconstruction of flood affected communities in Pakistan, Kashf Foundation which is a microfinance.

It was merely a coincidence that the year after C K Prahalad’s bestseller, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profits (2004), that Vikram Akula returned to SKS Microfinance, leaving a consultancy job …

CrediMujer, the microfinance institution (MFI) I’m working with here in Peru, lends exclusively to women, acknowledging that financial independence is crucial to women’s equality. CrediMujer is part of a larger organization called …

News release: “The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued the final version of its paper entitled Microfinance activities and the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. The Basel Core Principles for Effective …

Microfinance Focus, Aug 30. 2010: In an Exclusive Interview with Microfinance Focus, MFX’s President Mr. Brian Cox discussed the susceptibility of.

Microfinance is succeeding at putting money into the hands of poor people but too often ill health causes them to slip back down the ladder into poverty again, said Chris Dunford, President of Freedom from Hunger. …

In less than a decade, SKS emerged as the largest micro-finance institution (MFI) in the country. Profits after tax (PAT) increased from Rs 2 crore in FY07 to Rs 80 crore in FY09, and Rs 174 crore in FY10. Little wonder, then, that the …

The Leasing Association of Sri Lanka (LASL), the Apex body of the leasing industry in Sri Lanka has teamed up with the Banking With The Poor Network (BWTP) as a Supporting Partner for AMF 2010. AMF 2010 will be held from October 12 to …

According to Malawi Microfinance Network of Malawi (MAMN) a mother body of the country’s micro financing institutions if the country can boost the microfinance sector through enabling people to access loans for starting small scale …

Guidance will assist supervisors in applying the core principles.

Grameen has developed a new microfinance social impact assessment tool called Progress Out of Poverty Index which is based on MIX’s social performence indicators.

Art Director: Bankupalli Ganesh Copywriters: Jitendra B. Lulla, Mark Samuel Photography: Yaadev / Bankupalli Ganesh. Tweet. Share. St. Mary’s College, Ragging Action Force: Back-to-campus Next Share Microfinance: Pot Previous …

Microfinance Focus, Aug 30, 2010: Vinod Kothari, based in Calcutta, India is internationally recognised as an author, trainer and expert on securitisation,

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Microfinance Focus, Aug 30. 2010: In an Exclusive Interview with Microfinance Focus, MFX’s President Mr. Brian Cox discussed the susceptibility of.

Once upon a time, microloans were primarily for entrepreneurs who lived in economically disadvantaged communities or were considered part of underserved.

In certain hands, a little mud can be used to make a whole new future.

Microfinance Focus, August 30, 2010: Grameen Foundation , a global non-profit organization working mainly in the development and promotion of of microfinance.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued the final version of its paper entitled Microfinance activities and the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. The Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking …

I am currently in my second week working for a wholesale microfinance institution here, and am planning to send out updates on a bi-weekly basis. Your comments and questions are appreciated, and I will try to respond to them when I have …

The Washington CASH Business Accelerator’s mission is to help microenterprises grow their part-time businesses to full-time, sustainable ventures. The Business Accelerator serves as a conduit for increasing revenues by widening …

The Business Accelerator serves as a conduit for increasing revenues by widening networking opportunities, eliminating isolation through a strong community of business owners, and providing individual professional office spaces.

Job Title: Microfinance Advisor Reporting to: Program Manager Duty Station: Gulu Duties and Responsibilities Monitor and advise our 11 partner SACCOs in rural areas of Northern Uganda Analyze financial statements of partner SACCOs …

While SKS Microfinance, India’s first MFI firm to hit the public markets, delivered a bumper harvest to its investors (Sequoia Capital made a part-exit), the real winners could be its employees who have seen some real money by encashing …

Microfinance Focus, August 29, 2010: Editorial staff at Microfinance Focus has picked out the most relevant and informative posts on mobile Banking and.

Idriss Ahmed Idriss the newly elected secretary general of the Committee of Banking Supervisors of West and Central Africa says, the committed decided to strengthen the banks and microfinance institutions in Central Africa by raising …

I’m not a big fan of Bono’s new gig as a contributing columnist over at the Times (mostly because I find him to be a much better singer than writer), though I will give credit to anyone who can use… Read more of this post, …

On August 20, 2010, the 43 members OF the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Kenya (AMFI) unanimously signed an Industry Commitment Note [1], wherein.

Microfinance Focus, August 29, 2010: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC African, Latin American and Caribbean (ALAC) Fund are providing $75.

While SKS Microfinance, India’s first MFI firm to hit the public markets, delivered a bumper harvest to its investors (Sequoia Capital made a part-exit), the real winners could be its employees who have seen some real money by encashing …

Idriss Ahmed Idriss the newly elected secretary general of the Committee of Banking Supervisors of West and Central Africa says, the committed decided to strengthen the banks and microfinance institutions in Central Africa by raising …

As someone from a social science background, my bias has always been to consider economic inclusionmicrofinance in particularas one aspect of a broader goal, that of social inclusion by virtue of an increased standard of living. …

Microfinance Focus, Aug 27, 2010: World Bank’s financial arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched the Pacific Microfinance Initiative to.

Barclays, a London-based international financial services provider, recently announced through Vinit Chandra, CEO of Barclays Africa, that the bank will invest.

Microfinance Focus, August 26, 2010: MicroSave, one of the leading International consulting, capacity building and research organizations has agreed to join.

Microfinance aims to alleviate poverty -and should do so, it is widely believed today, in a sustainable fashion. To achieve this, microfinance institutions collaborate with a number of other stakeholders in the industry, …

A World Bank offshoot, the International Finance Corporation (IFCA) has launched a new Pacific microfinance program. A $12.3 million project will try to provide funding to microfinance organisations in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and …

Spandana Microfinance, the second largest microfinance firm in India, has announced plans to raise $320 million dollars through an IPO. The company aims to use the proceeds to build 10 hospitals. Spandana has 4.2 million borrowers, …

Concrete Floors and the Digital Ceiling Building MicroFinance Banking MIS in Chile. 26 August 2010. By Lorena Gil, KF12, Fondo Esperanza Chile. GENERAL MENU OF MisFE. I am not a computer wiz at all, so when Kiva asked the fellows …

Microfinance Focus, August 26, 2010: MicroSave, one of the leading International consulting, capacity building and research organizations has agreed to join.

Accion is one of the largest and most respected microfinance organizations in the World. Formerly, Aba held positions in the Treasury Department at Barclays Bank, Ghana and in the Finance Department at Newmont Gold. …

This prompted the formation of micro-insurance program in areas where there are substantial number of cooperatives and microfinance institutions. These institutions, pooling the resources of the poor have mobilized resources that can …

While SKS Microfinance, India’s first MFI firm to hit the public markets, delivered a bumper harvest to its investors (Sequoia Capital made a part-exit), the real winners could be its employees who have seen some real money by encashing …

As part of their learning experience, I invited Pankajam, one of the beneficiaries of Kudumbashree, the innovative microfinance program in South India, to tell us her story. Pankajam comes from tribal India. Tribal people are truly at …

Many were shocked by the very idea about how a microfinance company could nurture hopes of capitalistic gains. Microfinance is viewed like an activity of an NGO it has to be selfless and for no profits and hence an IPO was outrightly …

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A World Bank offshoot, the International Finance Corporation (IFCA) has launched a new Pacific microfinance program. A $12.3 million project will try to provide funding to microfinance organisations in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and …