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Media Coverage

7/26/10         

Microfinance Focus
"Microfinance in Bihar performs beyond expectations"

 4/30/10

Forbes.com

"Microfinance Goes Public"

3/1/10

Frontiers in Finance, KMPG

"A View from the Market"

2/3/10  

Latin Finance

"ACCION Mines Brazil's North"

1/25/10

Financial Times

"Microfinance group targets Amazon region"

1/14/10

Financial Times

"Gates foundation to fund credit groups"

12/21/09

The Hindu Business Line

"Muthoot Group Launches Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs"

12/1/09

Top Financial Articles Blog

"Microfinance Brazil - The Birthplace of a Revolutionary Concept"

11/16/09

Business News Americas

"Standard Chartered, Acción International get Lula's approval to start operations"

10/12/09

BusinessWeek

 

 

"Can Small Businesses Bring Big Changes in Poor Countries?"

10/05/09

 

Inter-American Development Bank

"New lending facility to provide up to $250 million for microfinance in Latin America, Caribbean"

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9/25/09

 

Dow Jones Newswire

"Citi Exec: Crisis To Spur Microfinance Move Toward Banking Model"

9/15/09

 

Risk & Insurance

"Microinsurance Has Big Upside"

9/11/09

La Prensa Grafica

"Microfinanzas con el reto de bajar costos"

9/10/09

The Boston Globe

"ACCION names new chief executive"

9/3/09

Examiner.com

"MicroBike 2009"

9/4/09

The Wall Street Journal

"Debunking Myths about the Poor and Financial Services"

7/09/09

Marketwatch
"The Next Banking Revolution: Microfinance Is Not Just About Loans"

6/23/09 Devex
"Development Jobs in Latin America: A Focus on Locals, Specialists"
6/17/09 Reuters India
"LeapFrog Investments Raises $44 mln for Microfinance Fund"
5/22/09 Press Release - PR Web
"Boston Nonprofit Leaders Convene to Discuss How to Effectively Manage Strategy In the Face of Unprecedented Challenges"
4/22/09 Forbes Online
"Getting Microfinance Right"
4/2/09 Wealth Bulletin
"Microfinance: a small step for mankind"
3/25/09

American Banker
"Gates Foundation Grants Spur Savings by the Poor"

3/16/09

Microfinance Gateway
"International Steering Committee Endorses Six Principles of Client Protection in Microfinance"

2/27/09 Wall Street Journal
"Compartamos Sees Microfinance Weather the Crisis"
1/27/09     The New York Times Online - DealBook
"Another View: A Local Fix for a Global Mess"
1/21/09 Semana
"Las Mujeres Soportan Las Microfinanzas"
1/19/09

Portafolio.com.co
"Expertos piden al Gobierno levantar topes en tasas de interés para microcréditos"

12/24/08

Inter American Dialouge's Latin America Advisor
"ACCION International Investing $4.2 Million in Microinsurance Initiatives"

12/17/08 American Banker
"Viewpoint: Standards for microfinance growth"
12/06/08 The Financial Times
"The battle for the soul of microfinance"
11/19/08 The Dartmouth
"Lenders talk future of microfinance"
11/18/08

Reuters
"Global credit crisis hurts tiny loans in South Asia"

11/6/08

America's Quarterly
"Memo to the President Elect: End the Credit Squeeze on Latin America's Poor"

10/31/08 Joy Online
"Microfinancing is an effective tool for poverty alleviation"
10/21/08

Siliconindia.com
"Swadhaar raises $3 Million in first round of funding"

10/14/08

Symbiotics
"Mohammed Yunus and Michael Chu Debate Commercialization"

9/29/08

Newsweek
"Poverty: Cheap loans at insanely high rates? Give us more."

9/26/08

The New York Times
"Lenders to the Poor Adopt Guidelines"

9/24/08 Dow Jones Newswires
"Microfinance Groups Put Focus On Industry Standards"
9/2008       Convene
"Leading by Example: María Otero"
9/19/08

Slate
"More Subprime Loans, Now!"

9/09/08 The Huffington Post
"The Antidote to Bad Media Days - Make a Microloan"
8/30/08 Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
"ACCION: A Lever on Poverty Around the World"
8/25/08    

The Christian Science Monitor
"How can investors help the hungry?"

8/25/08

Fox Business
"Citi's Microfinancing"

8/18/08 The Financial Times
"Citi to bolster charity’s financing schemes"
8/19/08

The Economic Times (online)
"Microfinance must embrace the free market"

8/11/08 The Daily Graphic
"ETI Partners ACCION International"
8/04/08

El Comercio
"Se lanza un concurso para microempresarios"

7/13/08 Elespectador.com
"Rentabilidad con impacto social"
6/30/08

The Wall Street Journal
"Markets for the Poor in Mexico"

6/26/08

The Economist
"Doing good by doing very nicely indeed"

6/22/08

Business Standard Online
"New funding avenues for MFIs"

6/05/08

Time Magazine
"The Big Trouble in Small Loans"

5/19/2008 Forbes
"Microfinance at the Crossroads"
5/15/2008 The Economist
"Poor People, Rich Returns"
4/25/2008

The Daily News Tribune
"A Macro Ride for Microfinance"

4/2/2008

The Latin America Advisor
"How Well Equipped Are MFIs to Process Remittances?"

3/26/2008 Bloomberg.com
"Mexico Won't Cut Rates This Year, Banco Compartamos CFO Says"
3/20/2008

The Wall Street Journal
"Microlending for Microbankers: Groups, Websites Link Individuals To Poor Borrowers"

2/12/2008 International Herald Tribune
"Microfinance Seems Fairly Insulated from Credit Turbulence"
12/21/2007

Houston Chronicle
"CREDIT AND SAVINGS / Big chains like Wal-Mart are getting ready to provide financial services in Mexico / Retailers jump into banking"

12/2/2007 El Comercio
"Microempresas del interior obtuvieron reconocimiento"
11/20/2007 The Observer
"ND honors ACCION president"
10/24/2007 Livemint.com
"Clients' Perspective Important for Product Development"
10/9/2007 

Marketwire
"IMCA Fall Professional Development Conference Sets Record Attendance"

9/23/2007 The Wall Street Journal Online
"Help Impoverished Entrepreneurs with Loans"

8/2/2007

The Economist
"In Praise of Usury"

5/1/2007 Risk Magazine
"Micro scope widens"
7/22/2007 Vangard
"Leading micro-finance bank in Nigeria to cater for the deprived"
7/9/2007 Vangard
"ACCION Microfinance Bank unveils identity, targets 10m entrepreneurs"
7/8/2007 The Dallas Morning News
"Little Loans, Bigger Benefits "
7/5/2007 BusinessDay
"Ecobank, ACCION Partnership to Open Microfinance Banks in 20 African Countries"
6/25/2007 Worldwide Faith News
"Microfinance expert: Justice with loans, credit for the poor"
6/24/2007 Wide Open Thinking
"Maria Otero: Transformation Trumps Charity"
6/1/2007 Dow Jones Newswires
"DJ Mexico Compartamos IPO Raises Tough Issues for Microfinance"
6/21/2007 Global News
"Working to Overcome a Legacy of Violence in Colombia"
6/7/2007 Financial Times
"Big Business in Small Loans"
6/4/2007 Financial Express
"MFIs Must Increase Range, Volume of Services"
5/2/2007 CRO Magazine
"Microfinance Goes Macro "
5/2/2007 El Universal
"New Loan Institution Aids Small Businesses"
4/28/2007 Indianapolis Business Journal
"Charity sees hope in ‘micro’ lending"
4/4/2007 Working Knowledge
"The Business of Global Poverty"
4/1/2007 Hispanic Business
"Spotlight on Elite Women"
3/28/2007 Internationalist Magazine
"Small Loans, Big Steps"
3/26/2007 Investment News
"Microfinance Funds, Investors Experience Uptick "
3/21/2007 HedgeWorld
"Microfinance Hedge Funds to Launch"
3/15/2007 The Economist
"Small loans and big ambitions"
3/15/2007 CSR Wire
"MicroFinance Network Endorses New Governance Guidelines"
3/14/2007 The Boston Herald
"Hub hall to host women's business event"
3/1/2007 The Panelist
"New York Women on Wall Street "
2/17/2007 Financial Times
"When philanthropy meets profitmaking"
2/16/2007 Financial Times
"Microfinance: from the ground up"