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Microfinance, or small loan programmes, has changed some poor people's lives, but there are still policy and legal barriers dragging it off the fast-growth track, according to international agencies ...

Microfinance loans – a route out of poverty for the poorest women in the world This Sunday is International Women’s Day, and business women in the UK and other parts of the developed world are being ...

08 June 2011 AMMAN - Perseverance, strong will and a small amount of cash can help Jordanians start their own business and save them years of waiting for a public sector job. "After I earned my ...

(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) has successfully achieved significant milestones in 2024, including signing 41 contracts totaling EGP 900 ...

Emmanuel Faber, chief executive officer of Groupe Danone (second from left), and Muhammad Yunus (second from right) at the launching ceremony of the Danone Microfinance Foundation in Beijing in March.

Sri Lanka has sent a strong message to rest of the Asia on the importance of assisting the low income people by pushing for a new Microfinance Act. There are 2 billion people today living in Asia ...