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Established in 1964, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is the nation’s central bank. Continue Reading »

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Established in 1948, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is the nation’s central bank. Continue Reading »

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Established in 1947, the Central Bank of Dominican Republic (Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana, BCRD) is the nation’s central bank. Continue Reading »

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Established in 1992, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Republic (CBAR) is the nation’s central bank. Continue Reading »

With the assistance of performance-based grants from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Inecobank will expand its microfinance services in Armenia’s rural sector. Continue Reading »

Dedebit Credit and Savings Institution (DECSI) was established in 1997 as a microfinance institution (MFI) providing credit and savings services for the rural and urban poor in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Continue Reading »

Event Name: The Eighth Annual Women’s World Banking Microfinance and the Capital Markets Conference
Event Date: March 23-24, 2010 Continue Reading »

BPI Globe BankO, a mobile microfinance bank with one branch, recently announced plans to apply for five regional branches with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the nation’s central banking authority. Continue Reading »

ACCION International recently announced that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved its application to establish ACCION Microfinancas, a new microfinance organization in Amazonas, a state in northern Brazil. Continue Reading »

In Kenya, existing regulations require financial institutions to build brick and mortar branches. Changes to these regulations will permit the establishment of branchless or agency banking. Continue Reading »

The Agricultural Bank of China Ltd recently released its microfinance scorecard for 2009 in which it details a rural microloan balance of RMB 67.3 billion (USD 9.9 billion), an increase of RMB 62.6 billion (USD 9.2 billion) from the beginning of 2009 alone. Continue Reading »

Event Name: The Second Microfinance & New Technologies Summit
Event Date: March 11-12, 2010 Continue Reading »

In conjunction with the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Kosovo (AMIK), Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) published a report titled, “The 2009 Kosovo Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report.” Continue Reading »

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Established in 2006, the Central Banking Authority of Kosovo (CBAK) is the successor to the Banking and Payments Authority of Kosovo. Continue Reading »

Event Name: The Fourth Annual Microfinance Forum: Confronting Crisis & Change
Event Date: February 18-19, 2010 Continue Reading »

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Established in 1925, the Bank of Albania is the nation’s central bank. Continue Reading »

India’s Ministry of Women and Child Development is considering a proposal to restructure and expand the National Credit Fund for Women (aka Rashtriya Mahila Kosh or RMK), a national microfinance program that targets poor women. Continue Reading »

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Established in 1950, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) regulates the money, banking and credit system of the country. Continue Reading »