Small-time entrepreneurs in the country’s five poorest regions can now expect a healthier business environment with the approval of the Rural Microenterprise Promotion Program (RuMEPP) by the ...

MANILA, Philippines - The International Fund for Agriculture Development of the United Nations (UN-IFAD) has rated the Rural Micro-Enterprise Promotion Program (RUMEPP) as “satisfactory.†The ...

BlueOrchard Finance, a Switzerland-based impact investment manager, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have entered a $50 million risk-sharing agreement for microfinance coverage in ADB’s developing ...

An event was organised under the auspices of Akhuwat in the WAPDA Town area of Lahore, which was attended by Akhuwat’s donors ...

Some of the major misconceptions about microfinance--small loans of under $100 that enable Third World residents to become entrepreneurs--can be summed up by what happened roughly a decade ago, when ...

Female prison inmates may now apply to become a part of the Social Security System's microfinance program. According to the state-owned pension fund in a statement issued Thursday, it launched the ...

Brac has become the only organization in Bangladesh to receive the prestigious Client Protection Certification (CPC) Gold, in recognition of its commitment to ensuring maximum protection for clients.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schwab Charitable, one of the country’s largest and fastest growing nonprofits and facilitators of charitable giving with over $2 billion in assets and $350MM in annual ...

The House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday approved the proposed Puhunan, Tulungan, Kaunlaran (PTK) Act, which aims to provide micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) easier access to ...