It is a great pleasure to be with you in Vienna today. On behalf of UNRWA's Commissioner-General, Karen AbuZayd, I wish to thank the OPEC Fund for International Development for its generous support to ...

Discover the differences between microfinance and macrofinance, including their scope, purpose, and impact on individuals vs. whole economies.

Among its activities is an agreement to buy $40 million in excess loan production from SKS Microfinance in India, much as it does with Accion Texas. It also offers SKS customers deposit products and ...

Desk review on “Reducing Gender Dimensions of Poverty: Microfinance Policies, Processes and Practices” (2001) The desk review examined three critical aspects of gender equality and microfinance: the ...

As the microfinance sector passes the 150 million customer mark, an intense debate continues over the movement toward greater commercialization of an arena once led by nonprofits. "Microfinance Meets ...

A little over half-way through my interview, Devesh Sachdev makes an off-the-cuff remark that speaks wonders for the confidence he has in his business. “Any of my employees would be willing to sign ...

Within three months, HES Finances will have a “complete, secure, customizable, and scalable solution fully aligned with WAEMU regulatory standards.” Their teams are pleased to support HES Finances in ...

Reactions to my most recently published essay in The Nation, January 2 titled “Still on the Proposed National Microfinance Bank” were fast and furious. Before misconceptions further concretize and ...

On December 15th, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 432, which improves the regulation of microfinance ...

Mobile network operators in Belarus to be allowed to engage in microfinance activities. On December 15th, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 432, which im ...

Microfinance in India has traversed a long history since it debuted in the late 1980s as a social banking innovation anchored in informal self-help groups (SHGs). It was mainstreamed as the self-help ...

"The percentage of requests related to illegal actions regarding personal data in the field of microfinance activities has increased significantly - from 17.5% in 2022 to 48% in the past period of ...