Posted in Featured News on Mar 3rd, 2011
25 February 2011, New York [PressRelease] The International Association of Microfinance Investors (IAMFI) today issued a report, sponsored by Morgan Stanley, on best practices and guidelines for handling debt defaults by microfinance institutions (MFIs). In the recent past, several factors – such as increased capital flows, record growth by MFIs and the global financial crisis [...]
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Posted in Featured Articles on Jan 6th, 2011
By Jonathan Morduch 6 January 2011 [CGAP] Rich Rosenberg blogged yesterday about an Atlantic article that profiled John Ioannidis’s critique of medical research. The article reminded me of a meeting held in Washington a few years ago. Consumers and producers of microfinance impact studies were brought together to discuss the research agenda. One participant, who [...]
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Posted in Featured News on Dec 8th, 2010
8 December 2010 [PressRelease] According to the World Bank 2008 report, almost half of the world’s population- over 3 billion people- live on less than $2.50 a day. The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income, while the richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income (Human [...]
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