Information on "Microfinance"
December 2012
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Dec 2012
The Financial Revolution in Africa
Author: Claire Alexandre, Mireya Almazán, Hemant Baijal, Simone di Castri, Christine Hougaard, Sal Karakaplan, Quan Le, Susie Lonie, Josephine Osikena, Prateek Shrivastava, Cicero Torteli, Mark Simmonds
Publisher: Foreign Policy Centre (FPC)
This essay collection aims to develop and promote an evidence-based understanding of the risks and challenges associated with supervising mobile payment services and promoting their global expansion. More on «The Financial Revolution in Africa»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Migration: Creating Networks for Business, Politics and Growth
Author: Robert Guest, Ian Goldin
Publisher: Chatham House
This is a transcript of a discussion on the broader perspective of the migration fundamental issues and discusses the challenges and opportunities it presents in the 21st century. More on «Migration: Creating Networks for Business, Politics and Growth» -
Jun 2012
Afghan Farmers Borrowing Money for the First Time, Investing in Their Livelihoods
Author: Juan M Estrada-Valle
Publisher: DAI
This report presents the Agricultural Credit Enhancement (ACE) program in Afghanistan. More on «Afghan Farmers Borrowing Money for the First Time, Investing in Their Livelihoods»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Micro-Credit – More Lifebuoy than Ladder?
Author: Anita Kumar
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper is set in the context of the late 2010 micro-credit crisis in Andhra Pradesh in India that sent alarm bells ringing across the world about the dangers of fast growth in the industry. More on «Micro-Credit – More Lifebuoy than Ladder?»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Credit-constrained in Risky Activities?
Author: Michael Grimm, Simon Lange, Jann Lay
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in developing countries are typically considered to be severely credit constrained, which may partly explain why the capital stocks of MSEs remain low. More on «Credit-constrained in Risky Activities?» -
Jan 2012
Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance
Author: David Roodman
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This brief contains a summary of David Roodman's book, 'Due Diligence', which examines various issues related to microfinance. More on «Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance» -
2012
Financial Inclusion: Strategiewechsel in der Mikrofinanzierung
Author: Lena Giesbert, Sophia Sabrow
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Dieser Artikel beleuchtet kritisch die Entwicklung, dass Dachorganisationen des Mikrofinanzsektors sich mit dem Ansatz einer stärkeren Finanzmarktintegration, sowohl auf der Angebots- als auch auf der Nachfrageseite, um strategische Neuausrichtung be... More on «Financial Inclusion: Strategiewechsel in der Mikrofinanzierung»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Perceptions of (Micro)Insurance in Southern Ghana
Author: Lena Giesbert, Susan Steiner
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This article investigates how low income people in southern Ghana understand and perceive (micro)insurance. More on «Perceptions of (Micro)Insurance in Southern Ghana»
November 2011
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25 Nov 2011
Social Business: A Way to Solve Society’s Most Pressing Problems
Author: Muhammad Yunus
Publisher: Chatham House
Muhammad Yunus shows in his speech how he started empowering the poor by founding microfinance. More on «Social Business: A Way to Solve Society’s Most Pressing Problems»
March 2011
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Mar 2011
Microfinance as a Development and Poverty Reduction Policy
Author: Milford Bateman
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
For more than 30 years microfinance has been portrayed as a key policy and programme intervention for poverty reduction and ‘bottom-up’ local economic and social development. More on «Microfinance as a Development and Poverty Reduction Policy»
