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December 29, 2012
Nigeria: Adult population’s access to microfinance banks rises by 5.2 per cent
The number of people in the country with access to microfinance through microfinance banks has risen by 5.2 per cent in 2012, as against 3.2 million or 3.8 per cent in 2010. This represents a 1.2 million increase. According to experts, this is an indicator of restored faith in the […]
December 29, 2012
Pioneering microfinance in Myanmar
In this post, CEO of ACLEDA Bank, the successful Cambodian bank which is now one of the first foreign financial institutions to enter Myanmar, talks about the bank’s roles in Myanmar. Read more here.
December 29, 2012
Examining roles and futures of microfinance
This post looks at the low levels of financial inclusion for some 2.5 billion in the world, the history of microfinance in being able to fill this gap, and the possibilities of success in being able to do so in the future. Read more here.
December 29, 2012
27 countries unite for development of Islamic microfinance
Delegates from UAE, Pakistan, India, UK, Bangladesh, USA, UK Bahrain, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kirghizstan, Mauritius, Kenya, Canada, France, Egypt, Philippine, Uganda, Iraq, Nigeria, Sudan along with delegates from other countries participated in a three day conference in Dubai with the aim of developing Islamic microfinance as a priority development tool. […]
December 29, 2012
Can ICT be a Catalyst in Microfinance Programme: A Conceptual Model
This paper looks at ways that ICT, a known developmental tool can be leveraged through access to microfinance, and how ICT agents can then catalyse the development indicators in the lives of the targeted group. Read the report here.
December 29, 2012
FAO: Poor countries must invest in farming to tackle hunger
According to the UN FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), the poorer countries must focus on bettering their agricultural system for their smallholding farmers by investing in ‘public goods’ and facilitating the availability of new technologies. Read more here.
December 29, 2012
IFAD, AGRA call for sustained investments in Africa’s smallholding farmers
According to IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) President, Kanayo F. Nwanze, and President of AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa), Jane Karuku, there must remain a sustained global push for the betterment of African smallholding farmers through the future. This is imperative to meet the demands in […]
December 29, 2012
Mercy Corps, USAID help Gautemalan farmers
An alliance called Inclusive Market Alliance for Rural Entrepreneurs (IMARE), formed by USAID, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) and Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), is now a part of the US Government’s Feed the Future Presidential Initiative that supports Guatemala’s “Zero Hunger Pact”. This initiative addresses high rates of […]
December 29, 2012
UK DFID and China to help improve farming in China
Britain’s Department for International Development and China have collaborated for a four year long programme aiming to improve agricultural productivity in Africa. Read more here.
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