Countries & RegionsMicrofinance in Pakistan:
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May 25, 2012 - 10:56pm
from Google news - microfinance
VIEW: Financial revolution — Nadeem HussainPakistan Daily TimesThe Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Pakistan number one in the world for microfinance regulations. Hence, from a regulatory perspective, we have the ideal scenario to start a financial ...
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May 25, 2012 - 7:57pm
from AidData: The First Tranche
Global Integrity broke 'open government' down into three core values: information transparency, public engagement, and accountability. Amina Az Zubair, CEO of Nigeria’s Centre for Development Policy Solutions, George Ndungu, National Coordinator for the Kenya Youth Network ...
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May 25, 2012 - 9:00am
from Acumen Fund Blog
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Rising Pyramid on May 23, 2012.
Last night, I spoke at The SF Acumen Fund Chapter‘s event and someone asked a question that struck me as important. They asked about Acumen’s perspective on design. My gut ...
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May 25, 2012 - 3:41am
from MicroCapital
Khushhali Bank, a microfinance institution (MFI) based in Pakistan, reportedly has launched an online banking system that “makes the customer of one branch, a client of the entire bank, enabling him to avail its services irrespective of location.” The announcement came at the inauguration of the bank’s one-hundredth branch in Pattoki, Pakistan.
Customers were previously restricted to conducting transactions at the branch at which they initiated their relationship with the bank. The ...
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May 24, 2012 - 10:38pm
from Acumen Fund Blog
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May 23, 2012 - 3:26am
from Microfinance Gateway News & Opinion
Jordan: “Microfund for Women beneficiaries’ families to be included in health coverage”
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May 22, 2012 - 11:58pm
from Google news - microfinance
The Express TribuneMicrofinance: Khushhalibank launches online banking
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May 22, 2012 - 12:00pm
from Global development: Poverty matters blog | guardian.co.uk
Uncertainty, distrust, confusion, insecurity and enormous doubt seem to be among the sentiments hounding many Afghans as they count down to the 2014 security handover by troops from Nato's International Security and Assistance Force.According to a
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May 22, 2012 - 9:00am
from Acumen Fund Blog
Below is the full-text of Jacqueline Novogratz’s Commencement Address given at Gettysburg College on May 20, 2012.
Thank you, President Riggs.
David, you’re a hard act to follow. In the past 24 hours as I was listening to your classmates speak, I was thinking that I finally have a sense of what it means to be “Gettysburg Great.” I am so honored to be with you and so honored to be receiving this degree with Karl Mattson who’s such a wonderful person. And I am ...
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May 22, 2012 - 4:00am
from Google news - microfinance
The Express TribuneRobust growth in agriculture credit demandedPakistan ObserverFive Microfinance banks ...
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May 21, 2012 - 9:14pm
from Google news - microfinance
The Express TribuneAgri credit surged by over 15pc to Rs 223.845bn in July-April 2012
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May 21, 2012 - 3:29am
from Microfinance Gateway News & Opinion
USA: "Microfinance organization offering more loans in NWI"
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May 16, 2012 - 1:22am
from Microfinance Gateway News & Opinion
Pakistan: "Rs 600m interest-free loans disbursed in Punjab"
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May 14, 2012 - 6:40am
from Microfinance Focus
In a world of innovation and technological growth, the news of a new discovery comes with the excitement of creation of hydrogen bombs, cure for cancer and more advanced tablets, but for a quarter of a million people around the world the hope of accessing electricity probably brings more joy and anticipation.
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May 11, 2012 - 12:44pm
from BRAC Blog
The following is an excerpt from and article by Josh Kwan published in the Spring 2012 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
First, the good news. More children in places of poverty are attending school than ever before.2 Thanks to a major push by governments and donors, many countries ...
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May 9, 2012 - 11:17pm
from CGAP Microfinance Blog
When President Calderón of Mexico announced the creation of a National Council for Financial Inclusion, one of the first tasks he assigned was to ensure all financial data included statistics on financial inclusion:
“I would also like to urge the Minister of Treasury, in his capacity as Minister and as member of such Council, not to wait two or three years to conduct the financial inclusion surveys. … Every time the Minister receives financial information related to the ...
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May 9, 2012 - 8:27am
from Morocco Microfinance Blog
May 07Mexico: Mexico's Credit Card
Grupo Elektra's Ricardo Salinas Pliego makes his billions the old-fashioned way: by charging the poor usurious ...
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May 9, 2012 - 2:31am
from Microfinance Gateway News & Opinion
“Indian Microfinance Provider Finalist For Global Green Energy Award”
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May 8, 2012 - 8:28pm
from Microfinance Africa
By Humayon Dar, The Express Tribune
LONDON: Microfinance in general involves providing credit to the poor, mostly located ...
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May 7, 2012 - 4:24pm
from MicroCapital
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Uganda’s tax collection entity, has introduced a mobile phone payment system accepting tax payments from customers of Abu Dhabi-based Warid Telecom. The system is intended to “make it easier for the tax payers to fulfill their tax obligations.” The program allows tax payments of up to UGX 3 million (USD 1,200). This maximum is expected to be increased in the future. URA expects the platform to collect an average of approximately UGX 100 billion (USD ...
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