A Policy and Ecosystem Specialist at the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Clara Arthur, has underscored the pivotal role of microfinance in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development ...

In my earlier article, “Microfinance Act: A Second Chance for Sri Lanka?”, I discussed how the proposed Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Act (MCRA) can restore confidence and fairness in ...

New research from Cambodia challenges the microfinance industry’s assertions that its loans help farmers to resist the impacts of climate change. In fact, the research argues, microfinance undermines ...

Martin Holtmann, IFC’s country manager for Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal, has said that microfinance has been an important part of Bangladesh’s development journey. "As our economy transitions from ...

A 13th century Telugu quatrain from Sumati Satakam mentions, “One should live in a village, where there is a lender, doctor, flowing river and righteous people reside”, in that order. Microfinance is ...

Proposed Definition: The Committee suggested incorporating a clear and formal definition for "community-based financial ...

Restructuring the country’s microfinance architecture will gather pace this year, Governor of Bank of Ghana Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama has insisted, urging commercial banks to scale up export finance ...

16 September 2013 The Forum will determine the Standards and strategic policies for Sustainable Islamic Microfinance Development. (Pakistan) The Global Islamic Microfinance Forum on Islamic ...

Microfinance state minister Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has rooted for the establishment of the Microfinance Development Bank to offer cheap finance to businesses in Uganda. Kasolo says while there has been ...

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has urged microfinance borrowers to adopt the National Pension ...