Posts Tagged ‘Grameen-Jameel’

Microfinance Focus, March 9, 2010: CGAP, Deutsche Bank, Grameen-Jameel and Islamic Development Bank have joined the Islamic microfinance industry to develop new ideas for business models in the "Islamic Microfinance Challenge 2010: Innovating Sustainable, Scalable, and Market-Driven Models." Islamic finance principles prohibit interest-based contracts, and emphasize risk-sharing and asset-backed transactions. The fundamental challenge for the Islamic microfinance industry remains meeting client demand with affordable, authentic, profitable, ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Aug. 12, 2009: Arab Microfinance Network Sanabel and Grameen-Jameel have instituted a new awards program that recognizes Arab microfinance institutions who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, leadership and sustainable growth, the organisation said on its website. Award winners will be announced at the Sanabel Seventh Annual Conference in 2010 and the winners will be receiving $10,000 cash prizes from Grameen Jameel, a for-profit limited company jointly owned by Grameen Foundation and Abdul Latif Jameel Group. Full story