Posts Tagged ‘Burgundy School of Business’

By Arvind Ashta and Djamchid Assadi Microfinance Focus, Feb. 7, 2010: The microfinance movement has been witnessing high growth rates along with high interest rates of about 28% per annum on average (CGAP, 2009). The small loan size in relation to transactional costs is the usual explanation offered for the high interest rates. One possibility of lowering these interest rates is through technology such as using ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 29, 2009: Burgundy Business School`s organized Microfinance Conference will discuss on institutional and technological factors in microfinance which can contribute healthy growth and reduce costs. The conference will take place on Jan 7-8, 2009 in New Delhi. This conference is aimed at researchers, both from academia and from the industry, who are looking at institutional and technological environmental factors which could increase outreach ... Full story