Countries & Regions

Microfinance in Kosovo:

May 11, 2012 - 5:03am from MicroCapital
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) has reported to MicroCapital that it has made of the following amounts in support of microfinance during April 2012: USD 10 million to Ineco Bank of Armenia, USD 7 million to Megabank of Ukraine and approximately USD 6.66 million to Partner MikroKreditna Fondacija Tuzla of Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the year 2011, Ineco Bank reported to the US-based nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) total assets of USD 230 million, a ...
April 28, 2012 - 5:01am from MicroCapital
DIMOCO (Direct Mobile Communications), an Austria-based mobile technology company, recently announced that it has expanded its billing services to Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, bringing to 23 the number of countries in which it offers mobile billing services. Content providers in these four countries can now bill users immediately for digital content they access via mobile phone. According to DIMOCO chief executive officer Gerald Tauchner, mobile payment is becoming ...
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 ...
March 2, 2012 - 5:03am from MicroCapital
Azerbaijani microfinance institution AccessBank has announced that it will be offering insurance policies for vehicle owners. The service was established in connection with a new law in the Azerbaijan Republic regarding mandatory insurance of vehicle owners’ third-party liability. The policies will be offered through three undisclosed insurance companies in the country. Depending on the vehicles’ engine size, the cost of insurance may range from AZN 50 (USD 64) to AZN 250 (USD 318) for ...
January 10, 2012 - 5:03am from MicroCapital
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a microfinance investment fund incorporated in Luxembourg, has reported to MicroCapital that it has made loans to the following institutions: USD 15 million to AccessBank of Azerbaijan, the equivalent of USD 649,000 to Kreditimi Rural I Kosoves (KRK) of Kosovo, the equivalent of USD 5.27 million to Byblos Bank Armenia and approximately USD 3.89 million to Alter Modus of Montenegro. The loan to Byblos Bank was disbursed in two tranches: a ...
January 9, 2012 - 6:57am from MicroCapital
“Making Microfinance Work: Managing Product Diversification” by Cheryl Frankiewicz, Craig Churchill; published by the International Labour Organization (ILO); December 2011; 612 pages; available for a fee at
August 11, 2011 - 5:03am from MicroCapital
responsAbility Social Investments AG, a Swiss for-profit company that operates four microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs), recently reported to MicroCapital that it has made debt investments totalling USD 4.36 million in microfinance institutions (MFIs) Mikrofin Banja Luka of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Agency for Finance in Kosovo (AFK), Credo of Georgia and Crystal, also of Georgia. The investments have been made through two MIVs: the responsAbility Global Microfinance Fund (rAGMF), ...
June 17, 2011 - 5:03am from MicroCapital
responsAbility Social Investments AG, a Swiss investment company that operates four microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs), recently reported to MicroCapital that it has made debt investments totalling USD 3.9 million in microfinance institutions (MFIs) Arvand of Tajikistan, Mol Bulak Finance of Kyrgyzstan, Joint Stock Company (JSC) Bank Constanta of Georgia and JSC Lazika Capital of Georgia. The investments have been made through two MIVs: the responsAbility Global Microfinance ...
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)?
March 4, 2010 - 2:29pm from MIX Publications on Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The microfinance sector in Kosovo has been operating since 1999, and most microfinance institutions (MFIs) there started as economic development programs of international humanitarian organizations.Currently there are 14 microfinance institutions operating mainly in rural areas, representing 18 percent of the ...
January 18, 2010 - 2:09am from MIX Publications on Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The microfinance sector in Kosovo has been operating since 1999, and most microfinance institutions (MFIs) there started as economic development programs of international humanitarian organizations.Currently there are 14 microfinance institutions operating mainly in rural areas, representing 18 percent of the ...