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The Sharks of Microfinance and the Future of Impact Investing
Both impact investing and microfinance are market-based solutions designed to address economic gaps within society. However, the notion of profiting from the poor is still a contentious debate at the cornerstone of these modern financial innovations, and impact investing is no exception with its primary target being emerging markets.
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Indian micro-lenders look beyond Andhra Pradesh for survival
Micro-lenders claim that new rules have turned their businesses unviable and encouraged borrowers to not repay money.
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Micro lenders eye growth paths in Myanmar
World Vision is attempting to become the first NGO to obtain a commercial license for its Microfinance Institution (MFI) arm in Myanmar, as the industry increasingly professionalizes, more commercial players enter and rules governing the sector are established.
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Not Your Mother’s Microfinance
Forward-thinking small business owners across the developing world are turning to the online space as an alternative source of small business loans.
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The Road from Innovation to Scale: Experiments to Improve Product Design
As part of NextBillion Financial Innovation’s launch, we invited a number of leaders to contribute their views on where innovation is heading, and what obstacles remain. Today Dean Karlan, president and founder of IPA, describes how to design innovative financial products that are both scalable and effective in addressing the real needs of the world’s poor.
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Sustainability Certification Dramatically Improves Smallholder Farms’ Access to Credit, New Study Finds
Smallholder farmers suffer from a lack of credit access, but sustainability certification can help change that, according to a new study published by the Rainforest Alliance and funded by the Citi Foundation.
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SKS Microfinance Limited to go for image makeover
HYDERABAD: Battered by the AP MFI crisis, SKS Microfinance Limited, India's sole listed microfinance company said it had roped in one of the leading global marketing strategists Jack Trout to revamp its image.
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Grameen Bank to be Controlled Directly
The government is finally bringing the Grameen Bank under direct control of the central bank, to give the authorities more powers over the microcredit organisation. The decision is in line with the proposals of the government-sponsored Grameen Bank Commission, which recommended bringing the bank under the regulatory control of either the Bangladesh Bank or the Microcredit Regulatory Authority to better monitor its activities.
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