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Kdan and Huch live with their three children and three grandchildren in the rural village of Preak Raing, Cambodia. They recently received a US$7,000 housing loan from local
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EMW 2014
European Microfinance Week, to be held on the 12th – 14th November 2014 in Luxembourg, is the preeminent annual event of the microfinance industry. Organized by the European
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AMF 2014
As the official media partner of the 2014 Asia Microfinance Forum, Microfinance Focus prepared a conference overview and session synopsis which is now available on the Banking with the
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Shannon Maynard is the Chief Talent and Knowledge Officer at Grameen Foundation, and the Founding Director of Bankers without Borders. In this interview with Microfinance Focus, Maynard discusses
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Vineet Rai is the founder and CEO of Aavishkaar Venture Management Service, India’s first rural-focused venture capital firm. It provides capital to small to medium size enterprises (SMEs)
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For hermana Alejandra, microfinance is not a dirty word. She lives in the remote village of Chua Visalaya on the shores of the famous lake Titicaca. She is part of a
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Krishna U. M. Thacker, the Director – Financial Empowerment (Asia) at MetLife Foundation, discussed MetLife Foundation’s initiatives to promote financial inclusion with Microfinance Focus on the sidelines of the
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The year 2014 seems to be an interesting year for the financial sector in India. Never before has the country seen such elaborate plans for financial inclusion and
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Smallholder farmers’ lack of access to finance inhibits economic growth and slows poverty alleviation efforts around the world. Globally, smallholder demand for finance is estimated at US$300 billion,
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“Profits shouldn’t take precedence over sustainability, which is determined not by the amount of credit available to a woman, but by the resources she can leverage to improve
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