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As last week’s Microcredit Summit wrapped up in Mexico, the topics of over-indebtedness and high interest rates reared their ugly heads. The final day served up a riveting debate that pitted a representative of a Mexican microfinance network against one of the sector’s most vocal critics. The questions raised were crucial to the future of microfinance - but the answers remain elusive.
The Eternal Struggle of Microfinance: The Microcredit Summit raised questions about the sector’s future – but does anyone have an answer?News
AFI announced today that Malaysia, represented by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), will be the new host country for the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
PRESS RELEASE: Alliance for Financial Inclusion Reveals New Home in Malaysia and New Funding Partner With OmidyarBlog Post
Housing and sanitation: Perhaps no two sectors have greater potential for substantial impact on the many complex problems facing humanity – if their solutions are scaled. And just how to do that, and to know you’re doing it through metrics tools, was an ongoing theme at SOCAP14.
SOCAP14 Takeaways: Scaling Impact: Standardization, collaboration and funding for long-term impactBlog Post
Can a secured credit card help entrepreneurs build credit and positive financial behaviors? FIELD at the Aspen Institute wrestled with this question as part of an 18-month initiative called the Asset Building through Credit pilot, funded by the Citi Foundation. FIELD director Joyce Klein, with Luz Gomez, discuss the research and its implications.
Financial Capability isn’t Built in a Day: Can a secured credit card help entrepreneurs build credit and positive financial behaviors?Blog Post
More than 100 million tons of fertilizers are applied worldwide each year, supplying our planet with plentiful harvests. But that’s only part of the story. At Semilla Nueva, we have a lot of interest in how fertilizers can be used responsibly and sustainably to feed our growing planet and boost farmers’ incomes in the process.
Nexthought Monday – Fertilizer as Both Friend AND Foe: How to use them more responsibly, effectively and for farmers – profitablyBlog Post
Research shows women spend a greater share of their income on education and health for the family than men, and are more likely to invest in their communities. However, women entrepreneurs face many barriers that men don’t. An upcoming study will detail those barriers and how to lower them.
Creating Opportunities: Study to give an in-depth look at women-led businesses, and how to support themBlog Post
SOCAP14 Day 3 started on an inspirational note, then hit high gear with a flurry of awards and some interesting insights into the expense of being poor and the value of (proper) data. Check out our team coverage.
Seen and Heard at SOCAP14, Day 3Blog Post
By Day 2 of this week’s Microcredit Summit, we’d interviewed eight leaders and innovators in microfinance – from trenchant critics to the sector’s elder statesman, Muhammad Yunus. We’ve compiled eight quotes – one from each interview – which give a sample of some of the topics under discussion at the conference.
Voices from the Summit: Eight quotes from prominent speakers on Day 2 of this week’s Microcredit Summit
