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Not Your Mother’s Microfinance
Forward-thinking small business owners across the developing world are turning to the online space as an alternative source of small business loans.
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World’s first social impact insurance entity, HUGinsure, announced at the Clinton Global Initiative
The world’s first social impact insurance entity, HUGinsure, was launched on Sept. 24 at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting by Dalberg and Hollard Insurance.
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Financial services access hits 67% on mobile payments
Two thirds of Kenyans are now able to access formal financial services indicating increased deposit mobilisation in the country following success in mobile payment services and increased penetration by commercial banks.
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OPIC and Citi to Leverage up to $200 Million to Connect Micro and Small Enterprises with Corporate and Financial Institutions
The support will aid financial institutions and large corporations to include micro and small enterprises as business and supply chain clients.
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Sustainability Certification Dramatically Improves Smallholder Farms’ Access to Credit, New Study Finds
Smallholder farmers suffer from a lack of credit access, but sustainability certification can help change that, according to a new study published by the Rainforest Alliance and funded by the Citi Foundation.
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- Agriculture
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SKS Microfinance Limited to go for image makeover
HYDERABAD: Battered by the AP MFI crisis, SKS Microfinance Limited, India's sole listed microfinance company said it had roped in one of the leading global marketing strategists Jack Trout to revamp its image.
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Western Union expands mobile transfer network
An old-line American cash-based money transfer operator is expanding its channel offerings and embracing mobile in a big way.
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Agent banking in Nigeria: Long wait to ‘hit the ground running’
In August 2013, approval requirements for financial institutions wishing to key into Nigeria's agent banking business were released. Where are we now?
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