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August 2, 2012
World Bank prepared to respond to food price volatility
Drought-like conditions are widepread in the world at present, significantly bringing down the total food produced this season, even in the US, as well as in India and Africa. In view of consequence rising food prices, the World Bank and its partners are monitoring the situation closely in order to […]
August 2, 2012
Taking the heat out of farming
How can smallholder farmers participate and benefit from the growing carbon market? A new report by the World Agrofrestry Center (ICRAF) shows through a SMART-CDM approach a project called Taking the Heat Out of Farming whereby through cooperation with livelihood programmes, smallholder farmers work together to implement 40 possible activities […]
August 2, 2012
The Maya Initiative
The Maya Declaration is the first global and measurable set of commitments, spearheaded by developing and emerging country governments, to unlock the economic and social potential of the 2.5 billion poorest people through greater financial inclusion. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
Bangladesh: Microcredit Regulatory Authority mulling ‘Security fund’ for MFI depositors
The Micro-credit Regulatory Authority (MRA) has decided to provide ‘cushion’ to depositors of micro-finance institutions in the backdrop of failing of a MFI, Jubok. The proposal is that if any MFI goes out of business, the depositors would get their money back from the DSF (the proposed depositors’ security fund). Read […]
August 2, 2012
Philippines: DOF intensifies micro-insurance literacy programme
The Philippine Department of Finance has intensified micro-insurance literacy program through the advocacy seminar on micro-insurance dubbed, “Magpaseguro para Protektado” so as to decrease poverty levels in the country. Read more here and here.
August 2, 2012
AfDB injects €7 million private equity into SME fund in Francophone Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved a €7 million equity investment in the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs SME Fund which will allow it to increase access to finance and capacity building for small and medium-sized enterprises and small MFIs in Central and Western Africa, thereby boosting income generation and job creation […]
August 2, 2012
Accion invests in MFI CrediConfia to help expand financial inclusion to underserved regions
Accion has recently completed an investment totalling US$ 1.9 million in a Mexican MFI CrediConfia, which will help expand financial services to micro-entrepreneurs and low-income households in rural and semi-urban areas in east-central Mexico. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
Kenya: Equity Finance Bank and its BoP-favourable lending operations
Equity Bank in Kenya is a bank with principles that dictate reaching the majority of the Kenyan population, including those at the base of the pyramid. Its booming business in this area can largely be contributed to lending to people with little collaterals, beyond the potential disgrace of letting friends […]
August 2, 2012
Nigeria’s MFBs set to receive US$30 billion grant
Micro Finance Banks (MFBs) operating in Nigeria may soon recapitalise using a sum of US$30 billion following the expression of interest by some investors to inject more funds into the sector. Read more here.
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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