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Grameen Foundation |Posted May 15, 2012
May 10, 2012 – Grameen Foundation today announced that The BOMA Project, a nonprofit organization working in Northern Kenya, has been certified on the Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®) Standards of Use. The BOMA Project is the first African organization to receive this certification.
The PPI is a simple, inexpensive and accurate tool...
Hanson Wade |Posted May 15, 2012
“The meeting was an eye opener to me with regard to challenges related to product development and outreach for Islamic Microfinance.” Altemius Millinga, Executive Director, Youth Self Employment Foundation
In January 2012, the inaugural Islamic Microfinance Summit ran in Istanbul in Turkey and hosted Islamic microfinance...
Sanabel |Posted May 14, 2012
Date: October 2-4, 2012
Venue: El-Fateh Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan
This year, Sanabel will celebrate the network's 10th anniversary as part of the Annual Conference's proceedings. The conference will be an exclusive occasion to learn about and discuss new trends, challenges, and opportunities facing microfinance practitioners in the Arab region, as...
Luminis |Posted May 10, 2012
LUXEMBOURG, May 10, 2012- MicroRate, with the support of LuxFLAG and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is announcing the hard launch of Luminis™ the first web-based, analytical platform on microfinance funds. The announcement was made today at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry’s Responsible Investing Conference.
The success...
Cracking the Nut/AZMJ |Posted May 9, 2012
AZMJ is excited to offer Cracking the Nut participants immediate benefits with the launch of its Online Conference Community this week! Once you are registered, you will have immediate access to the online community to learn and engage in discussions at the forefront of the industry and network with thought leaders. For example, AZMJ's...
| Youth Employment Network |Posted May 8, 2012
The Taqeem Fund is a community of fifteen youth employment organizations in the Middle East and North Africa with ambitious plans to scale their impact on youth in the region. The Taqeem Fund helps these organizations measure their impact and track their beneficiaries. The webinar will introduce participants to capacity building in M&E and...
SEEP Network |Posted May 4, 2012
The SEEP Network is offering a training on Measuring Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Washington DC, June 4-8 (two sessions). This is a critical training for practitioners working with microfinance institutions, non-governmental organizations, non-bank financial institutions or companies, commercial banks, rural banks, credit...
CGAP |Posted May 1, 2012
The World Bank recently released its Global Findex, which reported that 2.5 billion adults around the world lack bank accounts. In this blog post from CGAP, author Asli Demirguc-Kunt notes that while most of the world’s unbanked are concentrated in developing countries, there are important differences across economies.
This post is part of...
| Posted April 30, 2012
USAID’s Growing Organizational Value Chain Excellence (GROOVE) Learning Network is seeking practitioner input on a series of draft briefs on Monitoring and Evaluation for Value Chain Projects. Download the PDF documents below for review.
Feedback should be submitted directly to Christian Pennotti. All feedback is requested by no later than Monday...
| FHI 360 |Posted April 30, 2012
Public-Private Partnerships Development Program (P3DP) in Ukraine, an Associate Award under the FIELD-Support LWA, is promoting the use of public-private partnerships (PPP) to expand public infrastructure and improve public services for the citizens in Ukraine.
Recently, a P3DP Study Tour group visited Poland to learn from the experience of...
CGAP |Posted April 30, 2012
In East Africa, a microborrower who goes to pay off his loan early is surprised by a hefty prepayment penalty that was not mentioned in his loan agreement. A small business owner in Southeast Asia becomes frustrated trying to determine which of several loans is the least expensive--one comes with a flat charge, another a weekly interest rate, and...
| Hanson Wade |Posted April 18, 2012
Belinda Florez, Project Manager of Habitat for Humanity's MFI Alliances and Initiatives in LAC , recently spoke with Hanson Wade in preparation for the 2012 Transformational Microfinance Summit. Drawing on her expertise in low-cost housing product development, design and implementation, Florez shared her thoughts on the role of MFIs as...
AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics |Posted April 13, 2012
The following is taken from a press release from the AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics:
Erbil, Iraq, April 13, 2012 - The UNDP in collaboration with USAID and CGAP jointly organized the Iraq Microfinance Policy Forum on April 10-11, 2012 in Erbil, Iraq to develop policy goals for microfinance in Iraq. Senior government officials from...
Microinsurance coverage expanding at breathtaking pace according to ILO and the Munich Re Foundation
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|Posted April 10, 2012The following is taken from a April 10, 2012 press release of the International Labour Organization (ILO):
Geneva/Munich (ILO News) - The number of microinsurance schemes worldwide has increased substantially over the past five years and now reaches an estimated 500 million worldwide, according to the Microinsurance Innovation Facility of the...
Making Cents International |Posted April 9, 2012
Making Cents International is pleased to announce the release of its latest “State of the Field” publication, which emerged from the 2011 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. This practical resource features learning from over 80 leading organizations that are working around the world to increase and improve economic opportunities...
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