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New-concept flood insurance could help Bangladesh’s poor
A new insurance scheme in which pre-determined flood thresholds trigger speedy compensation offers hope for poor people in flood-prone Bangladesh, experts say.
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Value lending for MFIs to reduce risk
Tara Thiagarajan, chairman & MD of non-banking finance company-micro finance institution (NBFC-MFI) Madura Microfinance, is trying out a unique experiment.
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OPINION: Microfinance institutions cannot end mass poverty in Uganda
Microfinance institutions in Uganda have over time increased especially after the liberalisation of the economy in the 1990s. Since independence, the government has initiated credit funding, anticipating a significant reduction in household poverty. However, recent studies indicate that poverty is more of a socio-cultural problem that manifests itself economically to its victims.
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Tanzania: Microinsurance Must Be Promoted Aggressively
TANZANIA is currently working on the best approach to increase the micro insurance coverage so that low income earners can easily access it as well as other financial services.
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OPINION: Only New Products Will Keep MFIs Growing in Rwanda
Through innovation, it is possible for the sector to financially reach the unbanked population and drive home the EDPRS II objectives, especially in the rural areas.
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Planting the Seeds of Digital Finance: Part 2 of our Digital Finance Plus series discusses why agriculture is key to building the mobile money ecosystem
Agriculture-focused payment solutions could and should have a unique role in the growth of digital finance, says Lee Babcock. Their ability to facilitate income streams to low-income families provides a powerful incentive for their adoption, and they could help extend the ecosystem to rural customers. So why aren’t more mobile money platforms tapping this potential?
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Satin Creditcare raises $4.7M from Norwegian impact investor NMI Fund
North India-based microfinance institution (MFI) Satin Creditcare Network Limited has raised Rs 28.44 crore ($4.7 million) in a fresh round of funding from Norwegian impact investor NMI Fund III KS (NMI), as per a company statement.
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India’s Bandhan aims to replicate its microfinance model as a full-fledged commercial bank
Having started commercial micro-finance operations in 2005, Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd is now set to become a full fledged commercial bank, headquartered in Kolkata. In an interview to Business Line, Chairman and Managing Director Chandra Shekhar Ghosh explains why Bandhan bank will bring a common man’s perspective into banking.
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