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Microfinance: Why Care About Institution Building?

Elisabeth Rhyne | Posted 09.06.2012 | Books
Read More: Microloans, Promujer, Microcredit, Brac, Microfinance, Equity Bank, Roodman, Mibanco, Impactx, Financial Inclusion, Books News
Elisabeth Rhyne

Rather than complaining that microloans aren't enough, those who support microfinance can work on figuring out how to use these great institutional resources to accomplish more.

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Three Secrets of Safe Microfinance

Elisabeth Rhyne | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Client Protection, Microcredit, Microfinance, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Andhra Pradesh, Equity Bank, Smart Campaign, Consumer Protection, Microloans, Ngos, World News
Elisabeth Rhyne

Like sex, microfinance can be safe if practiced responsibly. Recently, however, we've seen that not all participants in the microfinance industry are practicing safe microfinance.

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Funding the Risk Frontier in Microfinance

Elisabeth Rhyne | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Bancosol, Grameen, Oxfam, Opportunity International, Microplace, Brac, Accion, Care, Microfinance, Calvert Foundation, Kiva, Social Investing, Equity Bank, Sks, Compartamos, Business News
Elisabeth Rhyne

The recent IPO of SKS Microfinance, India's largest microfinance institution (MFI), was a watershed event whose ripples are affecting the public perception of microfinance.

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