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Credit-poor Madagascans rush to microfinancing
June, 28 2007
Antanarivo, Madagascar - In Madagascar's impoverished capital, the establishment of three new microcredit banks this year alone confirms the huge interest for such lending programmes from small bank-shy entrepreneurs
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MicroVest Closes US$39 Million CLO
June, 28 2007
Bethesda, United States - MicroVest Capital Management and Lehman Brothers are pleased to announce the successful closing of MicroAccess Trust 2007 (the "Trust"), constituting the first Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) for MicroVest
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Calls for ratings framework amid surge in microfinance
June, 27 2007
London, United Kingdom - Microfinance is quickly becoming a popular corner of the capital markets as more investment banks and investors see the business of providing small loans to low-income individuals in poor countries as potentially profitable as well as a powerful tool for development
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Calls for ratings framework amid surge in microfinance
June, 27 2007
London, United Kingdom - Microfinance is quickly becoming a popular corner of the capital markets as more investment banks and investors see the business of providing small loans to low-income individuals in poor countries as potentially profitable as well as a powerful tool for development
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Nur Advisors Works On Novel Islamic Micro VC Fund
June, 27 2007
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Between wealth management and microfinance, Islamic banking has left unserved a vast swathe of small Muslim entrepreneurs who urgently need funds to develop their businesses
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India: StanChart to up microfinance portfolio
June, 27 2007
Mumbai, India - Standard Chartered Bank is planning to scale up its microfinance business in India. The bank which has a microfinance portfolio of around Rs 60 crore is planning to increase it to around Rs 500 crore in the next 18 months.
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S&P: Soaring Investor Interest in Microfinance Drives Need for New Credit Tools, Reports Say
June, 19 2007
New York, United States - Underscoring the substantial growth in the microfinance industry, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, the leading provider of financial market intelligence, today announced the release of a special publication, "Microfinance: Taking Root In The Global Capital Markets." This global initiative helps pave the way for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to gain greater access to global capital markets.
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India: NHB plans to structure loans
June, 18 2007
India - The home loan market could grow faster, with the National Housing Bank (NHB) working on ways to structure products that will expand the market for housing finance to include urban slums and low-cost rural housing.
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XacBank receives USD 5 million in loans from IFC
June, 14 2007
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - XacBank is pleased to announce that the International Financial Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector investment arm, on 11 June 2007 has signed an agreement with the bank to provide a 7-year USD 5 million new loan to support its growth in microfinance. The loan agreement was signed by Ganhuyag Ch. Hutagt, CEO of XacBank, and by Nina B. Shapiro, Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, International Finance Corporation (World Bank)
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Africa: UK Kicks Off Fund for African Business
June, 13 2007
Cape Town, South Africa - The 17th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa kicked off Wednesday with the leader of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom announcing one of the first donations to a new fund aimed at supporting businesses in Afric
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Yemen to launch banks for microfinancing SMEs
June, 13 2007
Sana’a, Yemen - While launching the fourth annual conference on microfinancing in Arab nations, known as “Sanabel,” Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Mujawar on Tuesday announced his government’s intention to establish microfinance banks in an effort to help decrease unemployment and alleviate poverty, as well as care for orphans and others with special needs
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Citi To Open Microfinance Donor Fund
June, 11 2007
New York, United States - Citigroup Inc. (C) has created a new vehicle to connect wealthy philanthropists with poor entrepreneurs around the globe
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Microfinance: Latin American Style
June, 11 2007
Spain - The research paper "Acceso a servicios financieros en Latinoamérica. Revisión comparada de prestación de servicios microfinancieros en Ecuador, Colombia y Perú" ("Access to Financial Services in Latin America: A Comparative Review of Better Practices in Microfinance Service Provision in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru") by IESE researcher Francesc Prior looks at how to resolve the lack of access to financial services in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, a factor that clearly impedes economic development in the region
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New Enterprise Targeting Arab Microfinance
June, 08 2007
Paris, France - Grameen Foundation & Abdul Latif Jameel Group today announced the launch of the first social business enterprise targeting microfinance in the arab world
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LuxFLAG launches its website
June, 06 2007
Luxembourg - At the first Annual General Meeting of the Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), created in July 2006 to grant a distinctive label to microfinance investment funds, the Charter Members were informed of the launch of its new website
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Ghana: SIF commits 25 billion cedis to micro-finance
June, 05 2007
Accra, Ghana - The Social Investment Fund (SIF) has since its inception some 10 years ago disbursed a total of 25 billion cedis to micro-finance institutions for on-lending to the poor, who are engaged in income generating activities. Out of a total of 14,962 beneficiaries of the loans, 10,632 are females
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India: Temasek plans big on small loans
June, 05 2007
Mumbai, India - Small loans are big business and international investors are cashing in. Temasek, the Singapore government's investment arm is betting big on India's under banked segments through its NBFC arm "Fullerton India"
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Nabard to launch NBFC for microcredit
June, 03 2007
Hyderabad, India - Targeting the microcredit space, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is launching a non-banking financial company (NBFC)
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Equity Bank CEO to address G8 meeting
June, 02 2007
Kenya - Equity Bank Chief Executive Officer, Mr James Mwangi, takes to the global stage once again when he addresses leaders from the Group of Eight (G8) countries in Berlin on Monday.The summit, a meeting of the eight countries that shape the world economy, runs from Monday to Friday next week.
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Temenos Banker Award
June, 01 2007
- Temenos Group (SWX: TEMN), the provider of integrated core banking systems, today announced that it has won The Banker’s marketing technology of the year award for TEMENOS eMergeTM (eMerge), its pre-configured ‘bank in a box’, specifically designed for microfinance and emerging markets.
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