Countries & RegionsMicrofinance in South Africa:
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May 25, 2012 - 12:08pm
from Microfinance Nigeria
From GhanaWeb
Ghana on Wednesday hosted the maiden International Microinsurance Conference to provide the industry with creative ideas and practical implementation to manage livelihood risks.
Learning sessions have therefore been designed to provide international perspective on opportunities and challenges involved in providing micro insurance services, taking into consideration the current stage of development of the industry.
The event was organised ...
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May 25, 2012 - 12:04pm
from Microfinance Africa
From GhanaWeb
Ghana on Wednesday hosted the maiden International Micro insurance Conference to provide the industry with creative ideas and practical implementation to manage livelihood risks.
Learning sessions have therefore been designed to provide international ...
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May 25, 2012 - 7:16am
from RemittancesGateway
The Sandton Convention Centre will be abuzz this week as leaders and representatives from over 60 countries will gather for the first Global African Diaspora Summit, which seeks to push for a change in global attitude through building and maintaining strong democracies, good governance and advancement.
The summit, to be held under the theme "Towards the Realisation of a United and Integrated Africa ...
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May 25, 2012 - 7:16am
from RemittancesGateway
The Sandton Convention Centre will be abuzz this week as leaders and representatives from over 60 countries will gather for the first Global African Diaspora Summit, which seeks to push for a change in global attitude through building and maintaining strong democracies, good governance and advancement.
The summit, to be held under the theme "Towards the Realisation of a United and Integrated Africa ...
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May 24, 2012 - 1:20am
from Savings Revolution blog
A recent study conducted in South Africa investigates the benefits of Savings and Credit Group Membership among rural women affected by HIV / AIDS.
The innovative savings model implemented by SaveAct challenges traditional approaches to HIV/AIDS.
The model shatters the myth that people affected by HIV/AIDS
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May 23, 2012 - 3:31pm
from Mobile Money Africa
TAWANDA MUSARURWA THE HERALD LOCAL firm Smart Payment Solutions (Pvt) Ltd has unveiled the country’s first universal electronic payment system (UEPS), expected to provide impetus for the establishment of a cashless transactions market. Zimbabwe presently lacks a truly mobile banking platform, as most local financial institutions and mobile telecommunications providers only offer mobile money transfer
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May 23, 2012 - 1:11pm
from Morocco Microfinance Blog
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May 22, 2012 - 12:21pm
from Microfinance Nigeria
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, From Ghanaian Chronicle
As a means of protecting household and small business in the informal sector from vulnerability such as natural disaster, sudden illness or death, the National Insurance Commission of Ghana (NIC) and Deutsche Gesellechaft Fur International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) are organizing an international micro insurance conference in Ghana.
The conference which will take place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra ...
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May 22, 2012 - 12:18pm
from Microfinance Africa
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, From Ghanaian Chronicle
As a means of protecting household and small business in the informal sector from vulnerability such as natural disaster, sudden illness or death, the National Insurance Commission of Ghana (NIC) and Deutsche ...
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May 22, 2012 - 11:03am
from Mobile Money Africa
Bonnie Tubbs ITWeb journalist Despite the fact that Vodacom’s mobile money service is still struggling to take off in SA – two years down the line – the operator is not planning to pull the plug on M-Pesa, opting rather to change its local model. Since being introduced to the South African mobile market in
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May 18, 2012 - 9:28am
from Microfinance Gateway News & Opinion
India: "MFIs find relief in loan securitisation"
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May 17, 2012 - 8:25pm
from Microfinance Africa
By Mandy De Waal, Daily Maverick
Loan sharks and micro-finance offices have mushroomed in South Africa’s inner-city centres. The lure is attractive – borrow R10,000 ...
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May 17, 2012 - 11:05am
from Google news - microfinance
Poverty - How the Other Half LiveAllAfrica.comBy Mandy De Waal, 17 May 2012 Loan sharks and micro-finance offices have mushroomed in South Africa's inner-city centres. The lure is attractive - borrow R10,000 and create your dream life by growing your business. But in a country where half the ...
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May 16, 2012 - 11:34am
from Global development: Poverty matters blog | guardian.co.uk
Today I resigned from the editorial board of a well respected journal in my field – Genomics. No longer can I work for a system that provides solid profits for the publisher while effectively denying colleagues in developing countries access to research findings.It has ...
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May 16, 2012 - 1:19am
from Microfinance Gateway News & Opinion
South Africa: "A NEW agency aimed at funding small businesses has committed itself to doing things differently from traditional banks"
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May 16, 2012 - 1:17am
from Microfinance Gateway News & Opinion
South Africa: "A NEW agency aimed at funding small businesses has committed itself to doing things differently from traditional banks"
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May 15, 2012 - 9:12pm
from Kiva.org
Energy drives every aspect of our lives. Lighting, refrigeration, hot water, and stoves are so pervasive that they almost fade from our daily consciousness. Yet, in many developing countries, an enormous fraction of the population has no access to sustainable energy.This lack of access keeps people poor. Thus the term energy ...
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May 15, 2012 - 4:26am
from Microfinance Gateway News & Opinion
South Africa: "A NEW agency aimed at funding small businesses has committed itself to doing things differently from traditional banks"
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May 9, 2012 - 4:02pm
from Mobile Money Africa
BIZCOMMUNITY.COM A new application that runs on iPhone and iPad could see Stellenbosch become the first South African city where you do not need cash, as a geo-fenced mobile payment system, Gust, approaches its Beta trial in June 2012. MXit staff have been using Gust wallets, which runs on iPhones with merchants on an iPad.
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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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