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Muhammad Yunus banks on beating the enemies of microfinanceThe GuardianHe is Bangladesh's most famous son, known as the world's banker to the poor, winner in 2006 with the Grameen Bank of the Nobel peace prize, a tireless campaigner at global summits for microfinance [...]

Mr. Rogers Nwoke is the Managing Director of Abuja-based HASAL Microfinance bank. In this interview with Assistant Editor, Nduka Chiejina, he speaks on the challenges confronting MFBs in the country and proffers way …

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'CBN cash limit will stifle microfinance banks'The Nation NewspaperMr. Rogers Nwoke is the Managing Director of Abuja-based HASAL Microfinance bank. In this interview with Assistant Editor, Nduka Chiejina, he speaks on the challenges confronting MFBs in the country and …

I researched this when I decided that I wanted to do volunteer microfinance work in India this summer. (Obviously, I changed my mind, but that doesn't mean I've lost interest. I just decided now wasn't the right timeand …

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Islamic microfinance can work with all modelsPakistan Daily TimesLAHORE: Microfinance is compatible to work with any model of icrofinance and it has the alternative to all the products of conventional system. Zubair Mughal Chief Executive Officer, AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics Pakistan said [...]

The RBI's draft Bill on regulating microfinance institutions set off celebrations in the SKS share. But the Andhra response shows, that many more kinks have to be ironed out.

For-profit MFIs are not inherently bad, but additional motives [...]

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SKS Microfinance: Too Early to Cheer?Wall Street Journal (blog)Investors seem confident that a proposed federal law aimed at regulating microlenders while overriding stricter state-level laws will work like a magic spell and resurrect the fortunes of SKS Microfinance. The draft [...]

For-profit MFIs are not inherently bad, but additional motives and responsibilities can cause a shift in operations.

Exploring the Linkages Between Microfinance and Sustainable Tourism. Kiva values being in tune with the latest trends! Being globally and culturally aware is important to [...]

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The journey of a microfinance industry that has gone horribly wrongMoneylife Personal Finance site and magazineMicrofinance has quickly turned into the Indian equivalent of rapacious subprime lending, where the easy availability of funds (under priority sector advances and [...]

Pearl Microfinance Limited operates in 16 districts of Uganda, using 11 branch offices and 3 field offices. Pearl currently serves over 16000 clients with a portfolio size of 2.5 million USD. Pearl has been regarded as …

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