Microfinance News

MICROFINANCE EVENT: “Global Microfinance Forum 2012”, Istanbul, Turkey, April 12 – 13, 2012, Organized by Uni-Global
Microcapital
16 hours 53 min ago
Event Name: Global Microfinance Forum 2012 Event Date: April 12 – April 13, 2012 Event Location: Istanbul, Turkey See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar at: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events Cost: The fee to attend is EUR 990 plus 19 percent tax. Summary of Event: This conference brings...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Advans, International Finance Corporation (IFC), KfW Bankengruppe, FMO to Start La Fayette Microfinance Bank in Nigeria with $6.2m in Equity Investments
Microcapital
1 day 1 hour ago
Advans SA, a Luxembourg-based microfinance investment vehicle, has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a US-based member of the World Bank Group; KfW Bankengruppe, a German development bank; and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappijvoor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO), a...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ICRA Raises Rating for Arohan Financial Services Pass Through Certificates For $1.4m Securitization of Microfinance Loans
Microcapital
2 days 7 hours ago
ICRA, an Indian investment information and credit rating agency, has conditionally raised the rating of a pool of pass through certificates (PTCs) for loans provided by Arohan Financial Services Private Limited, an India-based microfinance institution. The upgrade from A2(SO), which indicates a low...
“Critical look at challenges and successes en route to further financial inclusion”
Microfinance Gateway
2 days 14 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
Cambodia: “MFIs still seeing significant growth”
Microfinance Gateway
2 days 14 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
India: “Sidbi gives Rs.100 crore loan to SKS”
Microfinance Gateway
2 days 15 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
“Community-based microfinance: reaching those hard to reach”
Microfinance Gateway
3 days 9 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
“China Pacific Life Expands Rural Individual Life Microinsurance Coverage”
Microfinance Gateway
3 days 9 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
Nigeria: “CBN exempts microfinance banks”
Microfinance Gateway
3 days 14 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Credit Bureau Cambodia Launched to Facilitate Information Sharing Among Banks, Microfinance Institutions
Microcapital
3 days 14 hours ago
The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Cambodian Microfinance Association (CMA), two trade associations with a combined membership of 64 financial institutions, have formed a joint venture with New Zealand-based credit bureau developer Veda Advantage to launch the Credit Bureau (...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Women’s World Banking Hosts International Women’s Day Breakfast: Investing in Women for a Sustainable Future, March 8, 2012, New York
Microcapital
3 days 16 hours ago
Event Name: International Women’s Day Breakfast: Investing in Women for a Sustainable Future Event Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012 Event Location: The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, New York, USA See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here: ?http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Malaysian Chinese Association Launches $16.4m Microloan Fund to Train, Finance Entrepreneurs in Malaysia
Microcapital
2 days 2 hours ago
In an effort to promote and train entrepreneurs, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a political party in Malaysia, launched a MYR 50 million (USD 16.4 million) microloan fund in January 2012. The 1MCA Micro Credit for Youth Fund is for Malaysian citizens looking to fund an existing or new...
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
Microfinance Gateway
2 days 14 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
Think Again, Microfinance
Syminvest
2 days 14 hours ago
Small loans probably won't lift people out of poverty or empower women. But that doesn't mean they're useless.
India, Ujjivan Raises $25 million in Equity Financing
Syminvest
2 days 15 hours ago
Ujjivan Financial Services raised Rs 127.9 crore ($25 million) in its fifth round of equity financing, the Bangalore-based microfinance company announced on Wednesday.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Crowdfunding Platforms Including Peer-to-Peer Model Lead to Increased Reach, Reduced Transaction Costs in Microfinance
Microcapital
3 days 6 hours ago
Crowdfunding platforms, intermediary services that act as an interface between “the public” and the “crowdfunded” project, can offer increased audience size, reduced transaction costs and decreased “legislative complexities,” reportedly says Daniela Castrataro, co-founder of UK-based social media...
“Thailand wins ADB grant to improve access to financial services”
Microfinance Gateway
3 days 9 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
“Think Again: Microfinance”
Microfinance Gateway
3 days 14 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
India: “Microfinance: Time to move towards financial inclusion”
Microfinance Gateway
3 days 14 hours ago
“More Hopes for More Financial Inclusion in the Arab World”
Cambodia, MFIs Still Seeing Significant Growth
Syminvest
3 days 15 hours ago
Outstanding loans and deposits in 28 of Cambodia’s microfinance institutions rose between 30 and 40 per cent year-on-year in 2011, official data from the Cambodian Microfinance Association indicated.
“Social enterprises in microfinance”
Microfinance Gateway
4 days 14 hours ago
“Community-based microfinance: reaching those hard to reach”