By Dr Priyanka Jayashankar, Research Fellow | Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands
Microfinance Focus, April23, 2013: From a Southern comfort restaurant to an African grocery shop tucked away in a suburb of Des Moines – micro-enterprises are thriving in pockets of the American Midwest. Grameen-style peer groups and low-denomination micro-loans are now also slowly making headway in the US, which has one of the most sophisticated financial systems in the world. Development organisations, for their part, are equipping potential micro-entrepreneurs from minority groups such as women, African-Americans, Latinos and other immigrants with appropriate skill sets. Continue reading →
Microfinance Focus, April 09, 2013: VisionFund Cambodia has received top ranking for its level of transparency for all data on MIX Market. After submitting all the documents required by MIX, thier ranking improved from four diamonds to five diamonds. VisionFund Cambodia is one of three microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cambodia that have five diamonds on MIX Market. Continue reading →
Microfinance Focus, April 08, 2013: The Indian Securitisation Foundation has sought rollback of proposals on securitisation in Budget 2013. The securitisation industry has sought a pass-through status for securitisation vehicles, whereas Budget 2013 imposed a tax on distribution of tax by such vehicles. Continue reading →
