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Too Many Cooks

Posted on March 21, 2008
Topics: Microfinance, Economic Development
Countries: Liberia
Previously filed under: Africa, Microfinance
Many women in Liberia have received job training, but without access to loans or job placement, training may not lead to economic success.

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The Bottom Line for Microfinance

Posted on January 4, 2008
Topics: Microfinance
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
A close look at microfinance institutions reveals an important key to success - efficiency.
Keywords: Muhammad Yunus, microlending, efficiency, economics

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The Online Funding Revolution

Posted on December 11, 2007
Topics: Microfinance
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
Is online micro-lending just a clever mechanism to attract resources, or is it a genuine revolution in the aid and development sector?
Keywords: poverty, Muhammad Yunus, Kiva.org, development

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The New Frontlines of Capitalism

Posted on November 16, 2007
Topics: Economic Development, Microfinance
Previously filed under: Africa, Microfinance
Peace Corps volunteer, Nathalie Boittin, discovered that both producing and selling soap in Burkina Faso come with unique challenges.
Keywords: women, finance, entrepreneurship, Burkina Faso

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Defending Microfinance

Posted on October 31, 2007
Topics: Microfinance
Previously filed under: Microfinance
The future of microfinance will depend on organizations ability to create solutions that are not only economically sustainable but also socially sustainable.
Keywords: sustainability, Mohammed Yunus, microfinance, Bangladesh

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Microfinance- the Next Asset Bubble

Posted on September 10, 2007
Previously filed under: Microfinance
As many Wall Street businesses become involved, some wonder if microfinance will crumble under the pressure of capitalism.
Keywords: microfinance

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Microfinance Goes Mobile

Posted on August 3, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Microfinance
Cell phone banking revolutionizes financial services for the poor.
Keywords: cell phones, Banking. Vodaphone, nokia, microfinance, microcredit

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Kenya - Small Businesses Get Access to Banking at Last

Posted on June 25, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Microfinance
One bank has set out to change the way business is done in Kenya.
Keywords: microfinance, microcredit, small business, banking

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Economic Development Restores Dignity

Posted on May 11, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
Pam Eser of Mercy Corps discusses her work with their microfinance and economic development programs around the world.
Keywords: microfinance, loans, interview, Mercy Corps

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Roots of Change

Posted on May 1, 2007
Previously filed under: Microfinance
A microfinance program in Tajikistan gives community members a promising start.
Keywords: Mercy Corps, microfinance, Tajikistan, microcredit, microlending

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Microcredit Project for Africa

Posted on March 2, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Microfinance
The G8 is proposing a microfinance initiative with the support of the African Development Bank.
Keywords: Africa, poverty, sustainable growth, loans,

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A Second Look at Microfinance

Posted on February 27, 2007
Topics: Economic Development, Microfinance
Countries: Guatemala, Uganda
Previously filed under: South America, Microfinance
A study by the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity questions the effectiveness of microcredit in the developing world.
Keywords: development, Muhammad Yunus, microfinance

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Small Loans Make a Big Difference

Posted on February 26, 2007
Countries: Afghanistan
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
A Mercy Corps microfinance project in Afghanistan focuses on providing group lending to Afghani women to finance small-scale enterprises.
Keywords: microfinance, microcredit, loans, group lending, entrepreneur

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Embracing Entrepreneurship in the Developing World

Posted on February 26, 2007
Previously filed under: Microfinance
Click on the images below for a visual representation of small business entrepreneurship in developing countries.
Keywords: small business photo slideshow

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The Microfinance Moment

Posted on December 28, 2006
Topics: Microfinance, Economic Development
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
Microfinance has been praised by the West as the path towards poverty alleviation —the positive and negatives behind the microfinance approach.
Keywords: poverty, Muhammad Yunus, economic growth, development

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Zimbabwe: Irony of Rich Farmers Without Cash

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:16
ZIMBABWE'S tobacco farmers are having cash problems. They have so much money in their pockets, but cannot buy what they need because it is in the form of cheques.

Ghana: Fisheries Act Forbids Foreign Vessels From Fishing

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:22
The Ministry of Fisheries has denied allegations by a group, called the Joint Action Against Pair Trawling (JAAPT) that foreign vessels have invaded Ghana's fishing industry and all vessels plying the coastal areas of the country are engaged in pair trawling activities. It says the allegations are simply untrue.

Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer.

Half in Ten

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years.

Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest

New York Times - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:34
The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

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