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The Microfinance Association is a international non-profit professional membership organisation for practitioners in the microfinance industry.
The Association is dedicated to the development and promotion of the microfinance sector. It is a centre of professional excellence, and an international focal point for ideas formulation and information gathering. The association belongs to the microfinance industry...more >
The Association is dedicated to the development and promotion of the microfinance sector. It is a centre of professional excellence, and an international focal point for ideas formulation and information gathering. The association belongs to the microfinance industry...more >
LATEST MICROFINANCE NEWS
Massively expanding branchless banking in Pakistan
Branchless banking gurus such as Nadeem Hussain CEO of Tameer Microfinance Bank estimated the market size potential between 60-70 million people. Since existing players have already invested in product and market development, the second movers ...
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Ujjivan pre-tax profit at Rs 49.2 cr in FY13
Kazanka Comfort: Gender equality and poverty reduction in Nigeria
In 2004, I built a wireless internet service there to help women and youth tackle poverty and improve their lives using microfinance and information and community technology (ICT) services. It's called the Fantsuam Foundation and offers the first rural ...
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AMFB net profit hits N281m in 2012
Accion Microfinance Bank Limited has declared a profit after tax of N281m for the financial year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 33 per cent when compared to N211m recorded in the same period of 2011. The bank's profit before taxation rose by ...
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Microfinance borrowers move apex court against HC order
AUC students provide literacy classes to EL SAYEDA ZEINAB Residents
After its students complete their literacy courses, Li Masr will also facilitate microfinance projects for participants to put their new skills to use. “What began with only 20 students has now reached 75,” said Ahmed Ali, general manager of the ...
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Celebrating 10 Years – World Partnership Walk and Destination Auto Group
Association Prepares Micro-Finance Banks for Uniform Software
Chairman of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) in the South-west zone, Mr Olufemi Babajide, has urged members to look forward to the proposed uniform software system. Babajide said yesterday in Lagos that the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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DataBlitz: Microfinance - Swinburne Media Centre
DataBlitz is the academic equivalent of speed dating – a fast track vehicle to understand academic's research and possible synergies with others. Each session ...
www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/.../datablitz-microfinance
Microfinance Pioneer Records Large US Investments - DC
Grameen America, offshoot of Bangladeshi microfinance outfit, celebrating major milestone in foray into American market for small loans - Democracy in Culture, ...
www.democracychronicles.com/microfinance-pioneer-records...
Microfinance Gateway>A Challenge to Flat Earth Thinking in ...
The intensive promotion of microfinance worldwide as a palliative if not a panacea for poverty started in the mid-1990s. A strong message on the principles of ...
www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.../1.9.61626/
RBZ Demands Microfinance Bill Should Be Amended - All Africa
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience.
allafrica.com/stories/201305171165.html
Nobel Laureate and microfinance pioneer will speak at UNH | New ...
The University of New Hampshire will welcome Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and pioneer of the microfinance industry, to campus this fall as the keynote ...
www.unionleader.com/article/20130516/NEWS02/130519346
Rethinking Microfinance: Ethan Wagner at TEDxColumbiaCollege ...
Legatum CEO Mark Stoleson on Capital Inflows ...
Bam Aquino to push for microfinance in Senate
He added that the government needs to provide more incentives for non-governmental organizations and other micro-finance institutions to expand their reach and help potentially millions of Filipinos get started on small businesses and improving their ...
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Financial Literacy Awareness campaign starts
PK Khuman while speaking at the function said that Chanura Microfinance provides financial support to people especially womenfolk in the form of small loans in low interest. He added that his organisation also provides micro insurance policies to the ...
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Santa Barbara Middle School Micro-Finance Project — Teaching the World to ...
What is Effective Altruism?
Most forms of do-gooding start out with a What (“I want to promote microfinance!”), move to a How (“maybe I should do a sponsored marathon?”) and simply take the Why for granted (“because of course microfinance is good!”). Effective altruism, in ...
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Omo Microfinance Disbursed 657M Birr in Loan
Omo Microfinance Institution S.C (OMFI) announced that it has disbursed 657 million Ethiopian birr in the first nine months of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year. OMFI Credit and Saving Sector Head, Gelta Gadena, told Walta Information Center that,the ...
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Branchless banking gurus such as Nadeem Hussain CEO of Tameer Microfinance Bank estimated the market size potential between 60-70 million people. Since existing players have already invested in product and market development, the second movers ...
»
Ujjivan pre-tax profit at Rs 49.2 cr in FY13
| Mumbai: Kolkata-based, microfinance lender, Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd on Tuesday said its loan book grew 60% to Rs 1,126 crore for the fiscal year ended 2013 from Rs 703 crore in the previous year on the back of improving regulatory clarity and ... » |
Kazanka Comfort: Gender equality and poverty reduction in Nigeria
In 2004, I built a wireless internet service there to help women and youth tackle poverty and improve their lives using microfinance and information and community technology (ICT) services. It's called the Fantsuam Foundation and offers the first rural ...
»
AMFB net profit hits N281m in 2012
Accion Microfinance Bank Limited has declared a profit after tax of N281m for the financial year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 33 per cent when compared to N211m recorded in the same period of 2011. The bank's profit before taxation rose by ...
»
Microfinance borrowers move apex court against HC order
| Mumbai/Hyderabad: A group of borrowers has challenged in the Supreme Court an order by the Andhra Pradesh high court asking the state government to review a law that reined in lending by microfinance institutions (MFIs). The petition, which is yet to ... » |
AUC students provide literacy classes to EL SAYEDA ZEINAB Residents
After its students complete their literacy courses, Li Masr will also facilitate microfinance projects for participants to put their new skills to use. “What began with only 20 students has now reached 75,” said Ahmed Ali, general manager of the ...
»
Celebrating 10 Years – World Partnership Walk and Destination Auto Group
| My name is Adil Ahamed, I work at the Destination Auto Group. Prior to joining the company, I worked in international micro finance with the Aga Khan Development Network contributing to financial product development projects in South and Central Asia. » |
Association Prepares Micro-Finance Banks for Uniform Software
Chairman of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) in the South-west zone, Mr Olufemi Babajide, has urged members to look forward to the proposed uniform software system. Babajide said yesterday in Lagos that the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
»
DataBlitz: Microfinance - Swinburne Media Centre
DataBlitz is the academic equivalent of speed dating – a fast track vehicle to understand academic's research and possible synergies with others. Each session ...
www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/.../datablitz-microfinance
Microfinance Pioneer Records Large US Investments - DC
Grameen America, offshoot of Bangladeshi microfinance outfit, celebrating major milestone in foray into American market for small loans - Democracy in Culture, ...
www.democracychronicles.com/microfinance-pioneer-records...
Microfinance Gateway>A Challenge to Flat Earth Thinking in ...
The intensive promotion of microfinance worldwide as a palliative if not a panacea for poverty started in the mid-1990s. A strong message on the principles of ...
www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.../1.9.61626/
RBZ Demands Microfinance Bill Should Be Amended - All Africa
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience.
allafrica.com/stories/201305171165.html
Nobel Laureate and microfinance pioneer will speak at UNH | New ...
The University of New Hampshire will welcome Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and pioneer of the microfinance industry, to campus this fall as the keynote ...
www.unionleader.com/article/20130516/NEWS02/130519346
Rethinking Microfinance: Ethan Wagner at TEDxColumbiaCollege ...
| Ethan Wagner founded 50/50 with the goal of finding a better, fairer, and more effective way of ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XND_TFizzI0 |
Legatum CEO Mark Stoleson on Capital Inflows ...
| Today, there's only one state that has taken action against microfinance organisations. That state's actions have had a country-wide negative impact. Basically, what it has done is kill off almost the entire sector. As believers in business, we believe ... » |
Bam Aquino to push for microfinance in Senate
He added that the government needs to provide more incentives for non-governmental organizations and other micro-finance institutions to expand their reach and help potentially millions of Filipinos get started on small businesses and improving their ...
»
Financial Literacy Awareness campaign starts
PK Khuman while speaking at the function said that Chanura Microfinance provides financial support to people especially womenfolk in the form of small loans in low interest. He added that his organisation also provides micro insurance policies to the ...
»
Santa Barbara Middle School Micro-Finance Project — Teaching the World to ...
| Santa Barbara Middle School students just passed the one-year benchmark for their new micro-financing project and their investment work with Kiva.org, the nonprofit whose micro-finance loans change lives all over the world in an effort to alleviate ... » |
What is Effective Altruism?
Most forms of do-gooding start out with a What (“I want to promote microfinance!”), move to a How (“maybe I should do a sponsored marathon?”) and simply take the Why for granted (“because of course microfinance is good!”). Effective altruism, in ...
»
Omo Microfinance Disbursed 657M Birr in Loan
Omo Microfinance Institution S.C (OMFI) announced that it has disbursed 657 million Ethiopian birr in the first nine months of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year. OMFI Credit and Saving Sector Head, Gelta Gadena, told Walta Information Center that,the ...
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