Topic - Microfinance

This page summarizes Government Innovators Network content about Microfinance.

Microfinance seeks to combat poverty, especially in developing countries, through the use of small loans and community-based resources. This section contains articles, discussion threads, and news relating to microfinance, payment systems, soft debt, risk management, and investment policy. The World Bank and several NGOs across the world are conducting innovative experiments to bring microfinance into the mainstream. One of the pioneers in the field is Grameen Bank of Bangladesh.

moreRelated Awards

Community Empowerment Through Co-operative Financial Services (CECOFIS) (59%)
Mashariki Innovations in Local Governance Awards Programme

Bayanihan Banking Program (41%)
The Galing Pook Awards in The Philippines
May 3, 2005

moreMost Relevant News

The Modest Promise of Microfinance (93%)
Next American City
July 15, 2009

Microcredit in America (81%)
Next American City
May 20, 2009

Microsoft and Grameen Foundation launch technology initiative for microfinance institutions (77%)
The Daily Tell
December 4, 2009

Philanthrocapital Gains (73%)
GOOD Magazine
November 2, 2009

Next Step for Microfinance: Taking Deposits (70%)
Time Magazine
August 30, 2009

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moreMost Relevant Documents

The Future of Housing Microfinance in the United States (100%)
Sohini Sarkar, Katharine W. McKee
Kumarian Press
October 19, 2004

Principles for Ethical Equity Investing in Microfinance Institutions (98%)
Ben Clark, Stephanie Lazicki, and Suba Sivakumaran.
John F. Kennedy School of Government
January 1, 2008

Doing Well by Doing Good: The Future of Microfinance via Regulated Financial Institutions (94%)
Jay Rosengard
Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
October 1, 2000

Banking on Social Entrepreneurship: The Commercialization of Microfinance (88%)
Jay Rosengard
Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
September 1, 2004

Funding Economic Development: A Comparative Study of Financial Sector Reform in Vietnam and China (82%)
Jay Rosengard, Huynh The Du.
Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government
January 1, 2009

Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development (75%)
Calestous Juma and Lee Yee Cheong
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government
2005

Financial Services in Distressed Communities: Framing the Issue, Finding Solutions (51%)
James H. Carr, Jenny Schuetz
Fannie Mae Foundation
August 1, 2001

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