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Microfinance Around the World
Published By Jerry Ostradicky on May 28, 2010
There are lots of things going on all over the world in microfinance every day, it’s pretty hard to follow even a fraction of them. So, I’ve decided to share a few links of the interesting things that have been going on in microfinance within the last couple of weeks: Haiti – In Haiti, small loans make a big impact Kenya: – Mobile Banking Gives Kenyans New Weapon Against Poverty … Read More >>

Hitting the Microfinance Links – May 6th
Published By Drew Meyers on May 6, 2010
Citigroup gives $1m to microfinance in Haiti SPECIAL REPORT: The Merger of Microfinance and Carbon Finance – A Mechanism for Small-Scale Technology Transfer Register & Attend Microfinance USA Single Sessions MICROFINANCE EVENT: Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) Hosts the 2010 Mobile Money Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 24 – May 27, 2010

Hitting the Microfinance Links – April 26th, 2010
Published By Jerry Ostradicky on April 26, 2010
1st microcredit institution established in Tibet BlueOrchard Finance, a Swiss Asset Management Company, to Provide $5m Loan to Belarusian Bank… Impact Microcredit has officially been launched! Leapfrog to Invest $5-15M in Micro-Insurance Bono Stumbles Upon a Good Point on Microfinance

Hitting the Microfinance Links – April 25th
Published By Drew Meyers on April 25, 2010
It’s been awhile, but here are a few links that may be of interest to microfinance advocates: Should you lend via Kiva’s for-profit Field Partners? MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Mohammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank, Calls Out Loan Shark Organizations Building Better Lives (video) The Many Faces of Microfinance

Are You Interested in Microfinance and On Twitter?
Published By Drew Meyers on July 19, 2009
If so, here are 113 microfinance tweeters to follow that the team over at Social Earth put together. [via Erik Eliason]

Hittings the Microfinance Links – May 30th
Published By Jerry Ostradicky on May 30, 2009
Sierra Leone: After war, creating jobs for peace NEWS WIRE: UAE Launches Microfinance Project in Oman Moksha Yug Access Needs Chief Operations Officer Microfinance 2.0: Innovative Solutions to Thrive in the Downturn Equity Bank expects 40% profit growth this year…

Hitting the Microfinance Links – December 24th
Published By Drew Meyers on December 24, 2008
The latest great Idea in microcredit ACCION Invests $4.2m in New Microinsurance Initiatives to Help Move Microfinance Beyond Credit Microfinance, Cooperatives and Microinsurance as Sustainable Solutions Beyond Microfinance: Microfranchising, with Grant Hunter

Hitting the Microfinance Links – December 9th
Published By Drew Meyers on December 9, 2008
The Stock Market Goes Social I Heart You Pucallpa, Peru Microfinance Still Hums, Despite Global Financial Crisis

Hitting the Microfinance Links – November 24th
Published By Jerry Ostradicky on November 24, 2008
Oikocredit en ING Microfinance Support: Rajeshwari Microfinance or, Micro Loan Sharks – SPM will tell the difference Super-sizing Micro-finance PIONEERS IN MICROFINANCE: Six Pioneers in Latin America Stories from Inner Mongolia: An introduction to rural life Financial Crisis Glossary – a guide to the buzzwords of the crisis

Hitting the Microfinance Links – November 16th
Published By Drew Meyers on November 16, 2008
Muhammad Yunus cuts our birthday cake — Happy birthday MicroPlace!! John Deere Foundation and Opportunity International Join to Fight Hunger Rural democracy and women empowerment MICROCAPITAL STORY: SKS Microfinance Raises $75.4m in Equity Capital in Transaction Led by Sandstone Capital Navigating Monsoon Season by Moto