Posts Tagged ‘Microfinance investments’

Microfinance Focus , March 02, 2010 : A joint paper issued by CGAP and JP Morgan shows that the microfinance private equity market continued to boom in 2009 – particularly in India – in stark contrast to what the report describes as the most difficult year for microfinance since the Asian financial crisis in the 90s. ... Full story

By Asma Azmi, Assistant Editor -Microfinance Focus Microfinance Focus, Dec. 30, 2009: The year 2009 may go down as the watershed year for the Indian microfinance industry. Marked by strong growth and pioneering deals the industry is riding high, growing at a rapid pace of 100%-200% year-on-year. Attracting attention from mainstream investors, the sector accounted ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, November 22, 2009: The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) approved $125 million for a microfinance growth fund that will provide much-need capital to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Latin America and the Caribbean, said a statement. President Obama announced establishment of the fund at the Summit of the Americas in April, as a response to the impact of the ... Full story