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Microcredits boost rural financing in China
Opinions on Development of Financial Services to Farmer, Rural Areas, and Agricultural Production by the General Office of the State Council has proposed "accelerated promotion of microcredits in rural areas".
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Corporate ‘Prizes’ Driving Innovation
As the global trend for corporate prize winning competitions to drive innovation increases, a new US report offers guidance for the public sector, Not for Profits and philanthropic foundations on cultivating the winning opportunities.
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Asia’s social stock exchange poised to list first Retail Impact Bond
The time is ripe to launch a retail impact bond in Asia, says former Wall Street investment banker Durreen Shahnaz
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OPINION: New Chinese investment fund aims to rival World Bank and ADB
If you can't beat them, outspend them. That seems to be the thinking behind a huge new infrastructure investment fund being promoted by China as an alternative to established international lending agencies.
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Philippines Using Postal Banks to Advance Financial Inclusion
The Philippine Postal Savings Bank (Postbank) inaugurated Tuesday this week two branches of its Microfinance Banking Office (MBO) or Bangko sa Nayon in Albay alongside the government efforts to pursue inclusive growth particularly on the countryside.
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Microfinance Faces Uncertainty in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government should reevaluate its pursuit to regulate and nationalize the operations of the Grameen Bank.
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Chinese NGO Aims to Tackle Poverty in Burma Through Microloans
A Chinese NGO is set to implement micro-finance programs across Burma in a bid to tackle rural poverty.
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Saving for Change: How Small Sums Drive Big Advances in Cambodia
Many rural villagers cannot access financial services from microfinance institutions (MFIs) despite the growth in the sector.
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