Social Entrepreneurship with A Triple-Win Formula
By Dr Priyanka Jayashankar, Associate Editor, Microfinance Focus, and Honorary Research Fellow, Maastricht School of Management Microfinance Focus, June 18, 2013: In a far-flung Kenyan village, a last-mile distributor purveys fuel-efficient stoves on his motorbike for low-income
An accent on social returns from microfinance: the story of Deutsche Bank
By Dr Priyanka Jayashankar, Microfinance Focus, May 30, 2013: (Asad Mahmood, the Managing Director of Global Social Investment Funds at Deutsche Bank, discussed Deutsche bank’s initiatives to promote microfinance and social entrepreneurship to Microfinance Focus on the
e-MFP announces dates for European Microfinance Week 2013
Microfinance Focus, May 29, 2013: The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), a network of over 135 organizations and individuals active in the area of microfinance in Europe has announced the date of European Microfinance Week for the current
Setting sights on the future of microfinance at the Zell Center Conference
Microfinance Focus, May 21, 2013: Practitioners and academics brought to light a wide range of issues concerning the microfinance sector on The 9th Annual Zell Center Chicago Microfinance Conference on May 3, 2013. The Chicago Booth School
Accion Chicago pitches for business building and corporate governance
By Dr Priyanka Jayashankar, Associate Editor Microfinance Focus, May 09, 2013: (On the sidelines of the 9th Annual Zell Center Chicago Microfinance Conference, Priyanka Jayashankar spoke to Accion Chicago’s COO Robin Lee Greiner and CEO Jonathan Brereton). “We
Grameen Foundation taps microfinance and technology to battle poverty
By Dr Priyanka Jayashankar, Associate Editor Microfinance Focus, May 07, 2013: As a Haitian microfinance borrower gets a micro-loan to propel his enterprise’s growth, farmers thousands of miles away in Indonesia tap mobile technology to sell their crops
A tryst with microfinance in the Midwest
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
MIX Market Awards VisionFund Cambodia Five Stars For Transparency
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
Indian Securitisation Foundation seeks rollback of Securitisation Tax Proposal
By Vinod Kothari, 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
David Woods to join Oikocredit as Managing Director
Social investor and worldwide cooperative, Oikocredit today announced appointment of Mr David Woods as its new managing director from 1 January 2013. Mr Woods’ appointment follows the pending retirement of Mr Ben Simmes, who has been with