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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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- Asia Pacific
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Microfinancing Mexico Via Responsible Tourism Activities
Fundacion En Via aims to empower women in Mexican villages with interest-free loans and business coaching.
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- Latin America
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India’s SKS Microfinance Posts First Full Year of Profit Since Andhra Pradesh Crisis
SKS Microfinance Ltd has posted its first full year of profit after its business took a beating due to the microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh.
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- South Asia
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How Zidisha Sidestepped Banks and Took Microfinancing Peer-to-Peer
Microfinancing platform Zidisha is changing the way microlending works. By cutting out the middle man, they have drastically reduced interest rates for borrowers in the developing world.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Opinion: How Aadhaar, India Post Can Transform India’s Finance
In an episode, Raghav Bahl discussed the idea of setting up a new payments bank which could be a joint venture between Aadhar and India Post.
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Jamaica Micro Financing Association Urges Microfinancers to Lend to SMEs
Chairman the Jamaica Micro Financing Association (JaMFA) Hurshel Cyrus has challenged his colleagues to increase funding to the micro, small and medium-sized (MSME) sector.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Lok Capital Sells its Stake and Leaves RuralShores Business Services
mpact investment firm Lok Capital has exited its portfolio company RuralShores Business Services by selling its stake in the rural business process outsourcing (BPO) company to an unnamed strategic investor.
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The Great Equalizer: How advances in “big data” allow tech-savvy start-ups to compete with the major players in East Africa
Thanks to the availability of fast, inexpensive data, start-ups with technology-enabled models can create scaled products and innovate much faster, smarter, and more cheaply than incumbent institutions. Accion Venture Lab’s Nate Gonzalez discusses why this is particularly relevant to the SME lending space in East Africa.
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