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 sidelines of the 9th Annual Zell Center Chicago Microfinance Conference)
Asad Mahmood straddles two worlds: one which is replete with sophisticated financial systems and high net worth investors and the other, where microfinance clients eke out a living with tiny enterprises in developing countries. As the Managing Director of Global Social Investment Funds at Deutsche Bank, Asad Mahmood urges MFIs to exercise moderation while commercialising. “In a social business, there are motivations not to maximize profits but to have a positive impact on the lives of the poor,” Mahmood pointed out. Continue reading →
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 year. European Microfinance Week, an annual conference organized by e-MFP will take place in the Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg, 12th – 14th November 2013.
The theme of this year’s event is “The Future of Microfinance – Investing in Inclusive Growth”.
Further details will be announced shortly at www.e-mfp.eu
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 of Business, Kellogg School of Management and Harris School of Public Policy have organised the conference, which is based on theme “Evaluating the Past, Creating the Future of Microfinance.” Continue reading →
(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).
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 at a profitable rate. This is the Utopia that Grameen Foundation strives to create by leveraging a range of innovative tools to reduce poverty penalty. The organisation’s founder and CEO, Alex Counts has worked with Mohammad Yunus of Grameen Bank and is the author of the book ‘Small Loans, Big Dreams.’ On the sidelines of the 9th Annual Zell Center Chicago Microfinance Conference, Alex Counts shared his perspective about battling global poverty through microfinance and technology. Continue reading →
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 sidelines of the 9th Annual Zell Center Chicago Microfinance Conference)
