The Economic Survey said on Thursday that prioritising metrics which track household well-being over indicators of scale, such as the number of borrowers and total loans will strengthen the ...

Perhaps the single most popular idea in foreign aid over the past few decades has been microcredit for the world’s poor. Small loans to poor people, it was suggested, would empower them to become ...

Research commissioned by the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) and carried out by the M-CRIL ratings agency signals a retreat from the claim that there is a verifiable connection between ...

May 2 (Reuters) - Microfinance institutions in Africa hope to emulate the success and growth of the industry in Asia, and could offer a lifeline and escape from poverty for millions of people living ...

Microfinance, or the provision of small loans to people outside of the formal banking system, has always struggled to prove that it is effective in reducing poverty. The hurdle is a high one. A poor ...

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The much-talked-about microcredit banks are set to become a reality in Bangladesh, as the interim government has issued an ordinance on the establishment of such institutions to carry out microcredit ...

In contrast to the industry’s claim that microfinance allows borrowers to expand their businesses, many Cambodians “have no choice but to borrow to make ends meet.” New research from Cambodia ...

Accion Microfinance Bank is to explore impact of digital lending at its seventh annual Financial Inclusion Seminar: “Digital Lending: A Path to Financial Inclusion or a Barrier for the Informal Sector ...

Global Banking & Finance Review® is pleased to announce that Caja Cusco has been awarded the prestigious title of Best Microfinance Company ...