News and Events
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December 2011 MENA Updates
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December 19, 2011
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The first issue of the CGAP and Sanabel joint Middle East and North Africa (MENA) bi-annual update on the microfinance industry is now available online. The MENA Update aims at sharing information about funders’ activities in the region in order to facilitate coordination and exchange. This edition includes an interview with Johannes Majewski from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), regional updates and country specific developments. The MENA Update is available in English, Arabic, and French.
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Cross-border Funding of Microfinance
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April 26, 2011
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This Focus Note draws on data from CGAP’s annual surveys on cross-border funding (2009, 2010) to provide an overview of the microfinance funding landscape and trends in cross-border funding.
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2010 Microfinance Social Investors Meeting
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July 19, 2010
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On 29 June 2010, CGAP and the Investor Group of the Social Performance Task Force organized the Microfinance Social Investor Meeting. More than 40 investors gathered, including many microfinance investment intermediaries (MIIs), banks, a pension fund and several development finance institutions. Together they represented more than half of assets under management in the microfinance sector.
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Advancing Savings Services Workshop (February 2010)
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March 12, 2010
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On February 23-24, 2010, CGAP welcomed over fifty practitioners, donors, investors, and industry experts to discuss how funders can best contribute to expanding poor people’s access to savings.
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CGAP Course for Funders of Microfinance
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February 3, 2010
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How Can Funders Support Microfinance Effectively? Sign up for the next CGAP funder course in Bali, Indonesia, April 26-30, 2010. This course covers the history, trends, and the fundamentals of how donors and investors can effectively fund microfinance and will give participants the knowledge, tools, and network to make the right decisions along the project cycle. It It also features field visits to microfinance institutions in the region.
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Governments Give Credit
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August 8, 2008
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Recent headlines show an increasing trend of government funding for retail microfinance. Where, how and why are governments getting so involved? A new CGAP study examines this phenomenon in the latest Microfinance Gateway Highlight, Governments Give Credit.
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MIV Roundtable on Responsible Finance
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June 21, 2008
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On June 19th 2008, CGAP organized a workshop aimed at improving the transparency of microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) on the non-financial bottom lines.
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New CGAP Brief -- Microinsurance: What Can Donors Do?
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April 1, 2008
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Poor people in developing countries enjoy few safeguards against the numerous perils of life—illness or injury, natural disasters, and loss of property. Microinsurance is growing in popularity among donors as one means of helping the poor manage risks and reduce their vulnerability. CGAP recently published a Brief that addresses how donors can effectively support microinsurance.
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CGAP Unveils Results of New SmartAid for Microfinance Index
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May 22, 2008
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CGAP launched the SmartAid for Microfinance Index in 2007 to measure whether funding agencies are set up to support microfinance effectively. This ambitious project is the first of its kind with the twin objectives of promoting transparent external assessments of funders and influencing the aid effectiveness dialogue to place greater emphasis on strong management systems—the way funders work. Seven funders participated in the pilot round of SmartAid, and six have agreed to share the results of the Index publicly.
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Croatia Funder Training Registration
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May 17, 2008
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The next CGAP/MFMI training course for funders, "Building Inclusive Financial Systems: How Can Funders Make a Difference?", will be held in Croatia, September 8-12, 2008.
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CGAP South Asia Microfinance Funders Roundtable
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May 1, 2008
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CGAP organized a roundtable with a range of funders supporting microfinance in South Asia on May 1, 2008 with the objective to increase efficiency of funding to microfinance by connecting different types of funders, identifying their respective added value and highlighting their complementarities to increase access in a rapidly changing environment.
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