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Microfinance empowering women in un-banked villages
Sa-Dhan, an umbrella of microfinance groups, hopes pending Bill will bring down interest rates.
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Microloans Finance a Path to U.S. Citizenship
In the past 18 months, a Californian bank has helped more than 300 legal permanent residents attain citizenship by extending them a $1,000 loan.
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NexThought Monday: Pro-poor microfinance – the gift that keeps on giving
As the holidays loom large, we’ve entered the season for giving. But with a multitude of invaluable charities vying for your support, those looking to help the less-fortunate this yuletide have a lot of options to consider. Sara Bowcutt of Microloan Foundation argues that gifts linking microfinance and charity are great ways to help lift families out of poverty.
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Citi Microfinance sponsors women’s World Banking Conference in Jordan
Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, The Women's World Banking (WWB) MENA Conference, titled 'Building Women-Focused Finance: The Global-Local Experience', was held lately in Amman.
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(With Video) One Acre Fund’s Drive Toward Sustainable Farming and Sustainable Finance: An interview with Stephanie Hanson
Today is Thanksgiving here in the United States, so we’re taking time to think about the farmers that bring forth our bounty, not just in the U.S., but around the world. NextBillion managing editor Scott Anderson spoke with Stephanie Hanson, Director of Policy and Outreach at One Acre Fund, a nonprofit based in East Africa that provides loans, training and other agricultural services to farmers in four countries.
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Leveraging Financial Inclusion to Promote Economic Development in Egypt
Egyptian policymakers are facing a significant challenge: how to address acute economic challenges while managing ongoing political and social transitions.
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Faith and Finance: The director of an Islamic microfinance institution discusses the challenges of mixing business and religion
In Kyrgyzstan, over 85 percent of citizens are followers of Islam, and many seek to run Halal businesses. So offering Shari’a compliant financial services just makes sense. But Kompanion Invest, the country’s only Islamic microfinance institution, is facing challenges as it tries to achieve full Shari’a compliance. The company’s director discusses those challenges, and the broader Islamic microfinance sector, in this frank Q&A.
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The Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance: From Harvard Business School and Accion
The six-day Harvard Business School–Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance offers leaders from around the world an exceptional opportunity to connect with peers while engaging with some of the HBS faculty’s foremost thinkers in business strategy and management.
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