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Microfinance in Bulgaria:

May 19, 2012 - 2:53am from Mundo Microfinanzas
(Mundo Microfinanzas) El Fondo Europeo de Inversiones (EIF) y la sociedad cooperativa Crédal firmaron un acuerdo de garantía mediante la cual apoyarán a microempresas y emprendedores autoempleados en Bélgica.CrédalLa transacción fue rubricada en el marco del programa europeo Progress Microfinance, auspiciado por la ...
April 13, 2012 - 5:16pm from Kiva.org
In addition to loans, many of our field partners go above and beyond by offering their clients additional services and support. To encourage these wraparound services, we established a Social Performance team here at Kiva and awarded these partners with badges corresponding to key areas of support. This series is designed to share stories ...
January 24, 2012 - 10:47pm from MicroCapital
Mikrofond Aktzionerno Druzhestvo, a Bulgarian microfinance institution (MFI); Microfinance Centre, a Poland-based network of MFIs; and Citi Foundation, a US-based organization supporting financial inclusion prepare 25 Bulgarian microfinance trainers to give financial education workshops and counseling sessions to poor people in both rural and urban areas. Aspects of the sessions include making and using a repayment calendar, calculating savings capacity and creating an emergency fund ...
January 18, 2012 - 1:22am from Microfinance Focus
Microfinance Focus, January 18, 2012: Citi Foundation has recently joined hands with Mikrofond and Microfinance Centre to support a Financial Education Project which aims to strengthen the financial capability of low-income households in Bulgaria.   read more
September 9, 2011 - 5:52pm from Center for Financial Inclusion Blog
> Posted by Adriana Magdas Couple at store in Nepal. In celebration of its 3rd anniversary, the Center for Financial Inclusion is organizing an after-hours event at its Washington, DC office. Guests can view a photo exhibit demonstrating disability inclusion in countries ...
August 22, 2011 - 4:16pm from Global development: Poverty matters blog | guardian.co.uk
Mounting tensions and further action by anti-government forces means that the unrest in Libya is the focus of the news. The humanitarian effects of the unrest are growing -
July 27, 2011 - 10:30pm from Kiva.org
By: Staci Chirchick, Review and Translation Program InternCity: New York, NYLanguages: French, RussianOutstanding Contributions to Kiva: Ekaterina has been a high contributor to the translation teams, translating French loans as well as doing Russian translations. She has also been a huge help to other volunteers on the ...
July 21, 2011 - 1:30pm from RemittancesGateway
Remittances - money sent by Bulgarian migrants to family members back home – continue to increase steadily despite the global downturn, data from the central bank shows. Bulgarian immigrants sent home EUR 77.4 M in May, which is a record-high level of transfers since the Bulgarian National Bank started collecting data about remittances back in 2004, the bank said.
July 21, 2011 - 1:30pm from RemittancesGateway
Remittances - money sent by Bulgarian migrants to family members back home – continue to increase steadily despite the global downturn, data from the central bank shows. Bulgarian immigrants sent home EUR 77.4 M in May, which is a record-high level of transfers since the Bulgarian National Bank started collecting data about remittances back in 2004, the bank said.
May 5, 2011 - 7:58am from Center for Financial Inclusion Blog
> Posted by Rosita Najmi Visitors view original photo exhibit on UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, 2010. (USAID) The Center’s program on Financial Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities is honored to host a photo exhibit, “USAID and Inclusive Development:  Mainstreaming Disability in the Millennium Development Goals: ...
May 2, 2011 - 2:04pm from MIX Recent Features
Насколько же сильно отразился всемирный экономический и финансовый кризис на микрофинансовом секторе в Восточной Европе и Центральной Азии (ЕЦА)?
February 3, 2011 - 9:47am from Universal Postal Union blog
Guest contribution by Hans Boon Next week kicks off with a conference on development of Postal Financial Services  in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou. Organized by PAPU, the conference brings together operators, investors, regulators and policy makers from more than 60 countries and international institutions. It is a convincing sign that worldwide interest in Postal Financial Inclusion is rapidly increasing. This is consistent with the news ...