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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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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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Coalition of Public, Private and Civil Society Leaders Unveils Roadmap to Financial Inclusion
Financial Inclusion 2020 today announced the launch of the Roadmap to Financial Inclusion, a series of recommendations designed to expand access to quality financial services globally.
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It’s Time to Move Underserved U.S. Latinos Into the Financial Mainstream
Half of the 52 million Latinos living in the U.S. are financially underserved -- this is an economically unsustainable situation, and it's time to make a change.
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MasterCard Promotes Financial Inclusion With Electronic Payments
While payment cards are often promoted as premium status-driven consumer products in the United States and Europe, in developing countries debit cards are proving valuable for delivering child benefits, pension payments and government salaries.
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