cgap.org — Somenath Mukhopadyay, a teacher in a government-run school in West Bengal, India, is the winner of the 2008 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest. (Business & Finance) Read more…

rangde.org — Read about how microfinance started to be known widely from the year 2006 with the Nobel prize winner Mhd.Yunus. Read some lesser known facts as well. (Business & Finance) Read more…

vyesji.blogspot.com — Very interesting article for those searching for Indian microfinance industry information. Article sums up information on definition, size and growth of the microfinance market in India. Highly recommended to read. Thanks (Business & Finance) Read more…

vyesji.blogspot.com — Article sums up most prominent effect of changes in global context on Microfinance. (Business & Finance) Read more…

blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com — Banks aren't lending money; people with cash to spare are hoarding it in money market accounts; and poor people are turning to overpriced payday loans to get by. To me that's a recipe for an entrepreneur to create a social business around microlending right here in the U.S., where parts of the country are not in much better shape than the dwm. (Business & Finance) Read more…

realclearpolitics.com — Hillary Clinton Includes Microfinance in Opening Remarks at Senate Confirmation Hearing (Business & Finance) Read more…

ssireview.org — Despite the hoopla over microfinance, it doesn’t cure poverty. But stable jobs do. If societies are serious about helping the poorest of the poor, they should stop investing in microfinance and start supporting large, labor-intensive industries. At the same time, governments must hold up their end of the deal, for market-based solutions will never. (Political Opinion) Read more…

microfinancegateway.org — Attempting to analyze the characteristics of top ranking microfinance institutions, this report includes composite rankings of the top 100 microfinance institutions (MFIs) based on their performance on selected criteria. (Business & Finance) Read more…

investopedia.com — This article gives the basics of how the micro-finance sector is working. It's actualy more complex, but the basis is there. (Business & Finance) Read more…

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greenmicrofinance.org — GMf, a pioneer in merging the environmental and microfinance sectors, has been working since 2002 to bring clean, affordable, renewable, locally-generated energy to the two billion at the bottom of the pyramid. (Environment) Read more…

magentanews.com — World Finance gleaned the expert opinions and advice on the world of microfinance courtesy of a full discussion with SNS Asset Management from the Netherlands which I founded interesting. (Business & Finance) Read more…

By World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD, International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) Key words and phrases OHCHR, IFAD, EBRD, NGOs, Human Rights Watch, Norad, Millennium Development Goals, OECD, UNEP, sustainable development, USAID, IBRD, TechnoServe, Transparency International, WBCSD, DFID, United Nations, private sector, World Bank Group, Amnesty International

By Carla Henry, Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest The Microfinance Poverty Assessment Tool was developed as a much-needed tool to increase transparency on the depth of outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs). It is intended to help donors and investors integrate a poverty focus into their appraisals and funding of financial institutions through a more precise understanding of the clients served by these institutions. Used in conjunction with an institutional appraisal of financial sustainability, governance, management, staff and systems, a poverty assessment allows for a more holistic understanding of an MFI.

magentanews.com — By World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD, International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) Key words and phrases OHCHR, IFAD, EBRD, NGOs, Human Rights Watch, Norad, Millennium Development Goals, OECD, UNEP, sustainable development, USAID, IBRD, TechnoServe, Transparency International, WBCSD, DFID, United Nations, private sector, World Bank Group, Amnesty International.

magentanews.com — World Finance gleaned the expert opinions and advice on the world of microfinance courtesy of a full discussion with SNS Asset Management from the Netherlands which I founded interesting. (Business & Finance) Read more…

ft.com — By Adam Thomson in Mexico City Published: February 26 2009 03:44 | Last updated: February 26 2009 03:44 Until a year ago, microfinance and low-income banking in Mexico were a joint success story, growing at rates that made the rest of the country’s banking sector look sluggish. Read more…

blogs.bnet.com — A major issue for microcredit, one of the main efforts to fill the holes in market economics, is the lack of a consistent way to measure its impact. For instance, how many of the people who get microcredit are lifted out of poverty, for instance. Does it work as well for the extremely poor as for those above the poverty line? Read more…

opportunity.org — Omidyar Network Grants $4.5 Million to Opportunity International To Scale Technology based Microfinance Services in Africa. -- Great to see technology being used to make such a difference Read more…

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a330.g.akamai.net — Peru takes the top slot in a ranking of microfinance business environments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more…

gsmyard.com — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the GSM Association have announced a programme that will expand the availability of mobile banking services in the developing world. The Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) programme, supported by a US$12.5 million grant from the foundation, will work with mobile operators, banks, microfinance… Read more…

smeinukraine.blogspot.com — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is ramping up its support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by making up to €30 billion available over the next three years and providing technical assistance to microfinance institutions. Read more…

gdnet.org — Research papers on gender, women empowerment, institutional assessment, microfinance and MDGs, frontiers of microfinance. Read more…

bcheights.com — Microfinancing addresses the needs of those not approved for traditional loans. Read more…

melo.ch — BlueOrchard, responsAbility and Cyrano Management selected to manage facility launched by IFC and KfW to support microfinance industry and protect access to finance for the poor. Read more…

investincleantech.net — Microfinance Marketplace for Independents and Startups in the clean tech world…GeniuS!!! Read more…

socialfinance.ca — Microfinance has evolved into an industry that isn’t niche anymore - millions of people access small loans and repay them back on time, while also taking advantage of microinsurance and a number of emerging products tailored to their unique needs … Read more…

socialfinance.ca — Microfinance has evolved into an industry that isn’t niche anymore - millions of people access small loans and repay them back on time, while also taking advantage of microinsurance and a number of emerging products tailored to their unique needs … Read more…

techcrunch.com — Kiva.org, the non-profit people-to-people microlending organization, is rolling out an open-source API platform for techies interested in building tools and new applications for the microfinance/microlending community. Kiva wants ‘build.kiva.org’ to become a hub for socially-minded developers who want a make a difference in the world. Read more…

Sa-Dhan endeavors to facilitate the growth process through creating collective learning opportunities. As part of such effort, Sa-Dhan is organizing"Microfinance Conference-2009" in New Delhi on 31 March 2009. Read more…

Feb 19th 2009 From Economist.com Peru takes the top slot in a ranking of microfinance business environments in Latin America and the Caribbean Read more…

This publication provides an overview on the results of the agenda of events where social investors discuss social performance and presents some selected cases that illustrate how social investors integrate social performance governance and management in their daily operations. Read more…

This paper explores the investment boom that microfinance is experiencing currently. It states that: Individual and institutional investors are looking for ways to channel capital into microfinance; While the bulk of investments in microfinance have come from socially motivated investors, the entry of a few mainstream investors with no particular social focus raises concerns about whether microfinance will be able to uphold its social mission. Read more…