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Princess Máxima to receive report 'A Billion to Gain'

Tuesday, March 6, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands will receive the report 'A Billion to Gain? The Dutch contributions to the...

Esther Duflo: 'Zowel positieve als negatieve verhalen zijn anekdotisch'

Bestrijding van armoede is een complex proces.

CEOs of MFIs in Kyrgyzstan and Colombia look forward

In the latest issues of Upsides.com, an online magazine about the world of responsible finance and sustainable development in emerging markets, two...

Good practices in transparent pricing in Ethiopia

Ethiopian microfinance institutions (MFI’s) are charging some of the lowest interest rates in Africa.

Beyond the microfinance hype and backlash

Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance by David Rootman, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, cuts through the hype...

The best environment for Microfinance: Peru & Bolivia

Thus concluded the study of the 2011 Global Microscope on the Microfinance Business Enivronment.

Implementing Client Protection in Microfinance

The Smart Campaign has released "Implementing Client Protection in Microfinance: State of the Practice, 2011," its first annual report on...

New Publication on Savings and Loan Associations

The Danish Forum for Microfinance and the Danish Mission Council Development Department have a new comprehensive publication entitled Savings- and...

Thinking Big in Microfinance: ICCO and Microfinance in Central America

The most pressing challenge in countries where more than half of the people live below the poverty line, is the development of the poorest sectors of the population. Their ability to climb the social ladder, thereby forming a broad middle class, has proven to be crucial for the economic and social development of several countries. Social mobility has been largely absent throughout the history of Latin America, making it currently the most unequal region in the world. According to the UNDP, Latin America is trapped in an ‘inequality trap, a vicious circle difficult to break’.

Measuring Financial Inclusion; the example of Peru

Since 2001 there is a steady increase in the number of access points for financial services in Peru per 1000km² and per 10,000 adults.

Latest Findings from Randomized Evaluations of Microfinance

A new study issued by CGAP on the evaluation of microfinance impact has been published.

Client experiences in Ghana: struggling with over-indebtedness

By learning to better protect customers struggling with their debt, one will automatically improve the risk management and thus portfolio quality of...

How to make finance work in African countries?

We would like to share with you three recent publications on finance in Africa.

Focusing on client demand for financial services

What do we know about client demand for financial services an do we agree on what we know? It is one of the main questions of the Clients at the...

The importance of debt financing

In most regions around the world debt represented at least one-third of the funding sources of Microfinance institutions (MFIs).

UN Special Advocate for inclusive finance presents 2nd Annual Report

Women of a fruit juice cooperative in Mali were defying expectations, yet their business is constrained by lack of access to larger longer-term loans...

NPM webfilms about microfinance now online

What is unique about the Netherlands Platform for Microfinance.

State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2011

With the upcoming Microcredit Summit in november in Valladolid, Spain, the Campaign Report 2011 makes for a good preparatory read.

Microfinance 100: Latin America and the Caribbean

The Multilateral Investment Fund and the MIX are pleased to present the 2011 edition of “Microfinance Americas: The Top 100,” our annual snapshot...

Supporting women’s business in more productive, higher-growth sectors

While women micro-entrepreneurs generally suffer lower profits and higher failure rates than men, studies in the Latin American en Caribbean region...

Dutch network discusses Kampala principles on agrifinance

Micro-Ned and AgriProFocus on Tuesday August 30 have discussed the Kampala Principles for agricultural finance.

Micro-Ned conference report on Impact published

The impacts of microfinance as a tool for achieving widespread poverty reduction are more complex and variable than previously believed.

MicroNed Conference Report 2011

A wide range of representatives at the conference provided differing perspectives on impact (104 people joined us). Even the relatively simple and neutral objective of the conference to "take stock of evidence" proved difficult - with academics, researchers and practitioners applying different criteria of quality and usefulness.

Annual Report 2010

Every year, MicroNed publishes a public annual report, to provide information on activities and finance of our organisation.

Launch of Universal Standards for Social Performance

Microfinance industry stakeholders from around the world Monday June 21 have assembled at the annual meeting of the Social Performance Task Force...

Defining responsible financial performance (part 2)

Microbanking bulletin by Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) is publishing a four four-part series covering our current state of knowledge...

Princess Máxima attends opening of SPTF-conference

Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands will attend the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Social Performance...

Social performance: how to stay true to a social mission

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) today operate in a more challenging environment than ever before.

CGAP Annual Meeting

The annual CGAP meeting of 2011 took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from May 15 until May 18, and was well attended by Microfinance professionals...

Defining responsible financial performance

Microbanking bulletin by Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) is publishing a four-part series covering our current state of knowledge about...

Social performance indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa microfinance analysis

Improvement on consumer protection and significant interest from donors to focus on capacity-building are some of the compelling opportunities.

MicroNed Conference 28 June 2011

Every year, MicroNed organises an annual conference on a hot topic in the microfinance industry. The conference is directed at microfinance professionals and interested people.

Social performance agendas gain ground

More and more social investors and microfinance funds put social performance into practice.

‘Mobile money can be a game changer for the poor’

Mobile money has gone viral. In Kenya there are now more than 15 million mobile money users, which is equivalent to three in four adults.

Bangladesh probe clears Yunus of misusing aid

A Bangladeshi probe has cleared Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus of misappropriating Norwegian aid money at the pioneering microfinance bank he founded.

How to Avoid an India-type Microfinance Crisis in the Philippines

Avoidance of over-indebtedness, transparent and responsible pricing and appropriate collection practices.

NPM Members Sign Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance

Fourteen NPM members have signed the Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance (PIIF).

Is this the end for Muhammad Yunus?

Mohammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner but above all founder of Grameen Bank, is under great pressure.

SNS Reaal launches SNS Impact Investing

Impact investing is emerging. In Januari 2011 the Dutch SNS Bank launched SNS Impact Investing.

Record 128 Million of World’s Poorest Received a Micro-Loan in 2009

More than 128 million of the world's poorest families received a microloan in 2009-an all-time high, according to a report released March 7th by the Microcredit Summit Campaign. Simultaneously a Seal of Excellence is announced as a objective measurement and recognition for those institutions doing the most to help families lift themselves out of poverty. rn