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KGFS Wealth Management Model Aims for Complete Financial Inclusion; Has Implications for Other Markets, say CGAP and IFMR Trust
May 7, 2012
In their latest Forum Report, The Pursuit of Complete Financial Inclusion, CGAP and IFMR say that client-centered business models can be sustainable while pursuing complete financial inclusion.
Microfinance Private Equity Transactions Double in 2011; Valuations Closer to True Value, Say CGAP and JP Morgan
May 3, 2012
The microfinance private equity market experienced stronger deal flow in 2011, with almost twice the number of transactions and a 43 percent increase in capital compared to 2010, according to the 2012 Global Microfinance Equity Valuation Survey published by CGAP and J.P. Morgan.
In Sign of Commitment to Financial Inclusion India Joins Ranks of CGAP Members
April 12, 2012
India is the first of the new donors from emerging markets to join CGAP.
CGAP, Grameen Foundation, and MTN to Invest in Mobile Money Products for the Unbanked
March 1, 2012
Grameen Foundation’s AppLab will work with consumers and financial institutions on products appropriate for people living on less than $2.50/day.
Electronic social transfers a stepping stone to financial inclusion, CGAP
February 29, 2012
CGAP has released new research showing that moving from cash to electronic delivery of social transfers directly into bank accounts can reduce administration costs.
Promising Opportunities for Governments to Promote Financial Inclusion
February 6, 2012
Governments are becoming increasingly interested and invested in the financial inclusion agenda.
Winners from the 2011 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest
January 10, 2012
CGAP announces the winners of the 2011 Microfinance Photo Contest.
Industry Mobilizes to Prevent Over-Indebtedness in Push for Responsible Finance, CGAP
October 13, 2011
Pakistan a Proving Ground for Innovations in Mobile and Agent Banking
October 10, 2011
Financial services have traditionally been out of the reach of people in poor and remote areas in Pakistan. Now a number of developments are turning the country into a virtual laboratory for innovations that promise an end to this financial exclusion. Both the government and the private sector are making moves that make Pakistan a market worth watching, according to CGAP, the global industry body dedicated to advancing financial access for the world’s poor.
Promising New Initiative Is Helping the Poorest “Graduate” To Better Lives
April 17, 2011
CGAP concerned about efforts to remove Nobel Prize winner Yunus from Grameen Bank
March 4, 2011
CGAP today released a statement from Tilman Ehrbeck, CGAP CEO, and Vijay Mahajan, Chair of CGAP’s board, on the efforts to remove Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus as Managing Director of Grameen Bank
Al Amal Microfinance Bank of Yemen Named Winner of the Islamic Microfinance Challenge 2010
February 15, 2011
Al Amal Microfinance Bank of Yemen has been awarded US$104,000 under the Islamic Microfinance Challenge 2010, a partnership launched to encourage the reach of Islamic financial services to micro-entrepreneurs.
Microfinance Models Must Evolve to Support Healthy Outreach and Development of a Broad Range of Financial Services, CGAP
December 8, 2010
In the midst of the microfinance crisis in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh, CGAP CEO Tilman Ehrbeck has called for the microfinance delivery model to evolve to support healthy growth and the development of a broad range of products and services that poor people need.
CGAP Drives Expansion of Mobile Banking to Reach the World’s Poorest People
November 16, 2010
Ground-breaking mobile and agent banking programs have enabled poor people from Kenya to the Philippines to access financial services for the first time. CGAP today announced a further 3 year commitment to take this innovative approach to millions more around the world.
Branchless Banking is Reaching Millions of Economically Excluded in Poor Countries
October 26, 2010
A significant number of people using new technologies such as mobile phones to access financial services in developing countries are completely new clients for the financial services industry, according to new research by CGAP.
Global Experts Offer a First Look at New Research On Microfinance Impact and Innovation
October 19, 2010
More than 200 researchers, practitioners and business leaders will convene in New York for a first look at new research results on the impact of microfinance. This new research follows on the tails of an initial report released in 2009 of the first ever randomized evaluations of microfinance, which sparked a debate over whether and how much microfinance is helping the poor.
Microfinance Investors Show Growing Commitment to Social Priorities
October 13, 2010
A growing number of investors in microfinance globally are paying greater attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities in their investment decisions, and are increasingly reporting on these issues to their own financial backers, according to a new survey by CGAP.
CGAP Awards Recognize Three Microfinance Investors For Social Commitment
October 12, 2010
In association with Eurosif, CGAP names Oikocredit, Triodos, and Incofin winners of 2010 MIV awards.
Savings for Poor People Make Good Business Sense, CGAP
October 6, 2010
Groundbreaking study shows potential for microfinance institutions to serve small savers profitably through cross-selling, fees, and use of new technologies.
IPO Represents a Critical Transition for Microfinance, CGAP
September 28, 2010
The initial public offering (IPO) of Indian microfinance lender SKS marks a critical transition for microfinance, say the authors of a new CGAP paper, “Indian Microfinance Goes Public: The SKS Initial Public Offering,” because it proves that accessing capital markets is a viable proposition for microfinance institutions.
 
 
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