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March 4, 2013
Microfinance takes off in Timor
Microfinance in East Timor has been taken up in full swing – a programme to further the access to financial services which had started off with a fund of US$ 12,000 has now grown to US$2.8 million. Read more here.
March 4, 2013
Why people do not buy microinsurance and what can we do about it
The Microinsurance Innovation Facility (MIF) has released a new report which delves into a few issues like what keeps people from purchasing microinsurances, and more. Read the report here.
March 4, 2013
India: The new budget to further the cause of low cost houses
The Government, in its upcoming budget, is also going to include new incentives for low cost houses, given the growing middle class ‘hunger for homes’ in the country. Read more here.
March 4, 2013
Rwanda: New housing law in the offing
The Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) is soon set to launch a new law that addresses the problem of severe housing shortages in the country. The government, through the RHA is planning to revise this law such that it helps the middle and low income earners in the urban areas of […]
March 4, 2013
The rare successful government supported housing scheme
Brazil has implemented its MCMV (Minha Casa Minha Vida – My House My Life) scheme which has helped many low income earners secure their own houses – houses which are of a superiority quality. Subsidies to mortgages are provided in proportion to the level of poverty. The funding comes from […]
March 4, 2013
Myanmar: Government promises that low income housing will be affordable
The Ministry of Construction in Myanmar is all set to make houses affordable for the lower tier of the country’s wage earners, by ensuring that it provides loans to the people for purchasing houses. This is directed at the people at the ‘grassroots’ level, putting in place a monthly repayment […]
March 4, 2013
Nigeria: Leaders asked to allocate 15 per cent of all housing for low income earners
Ms Amal Pepple, minister of lands, housing and urban development has instructed private builders to dedicate at least 15 per cent of all housing projects to low income earners. Read more here.
March 4, 2013
New housing microfinance fund to invest in four African countries
A new housing microfinance fund – the New Urban Finance Facility for Africa (NUFF) is planning to invest an amount of US$100 million in housing for urban Africa, across four countries – Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. This fund will develop programmes for affordable housing real estate development, besides lending […]
March 4, 2013
India: Element Capital to raise US$1 billion fund for low cost housing
Element Capital, real estate focused private equity firm is in the process of creating a fund worth as much as US$1 billion which will be solely dedicated to investment in low cost houses. This fund is called the Element Value Housing Fund. Read more here.
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