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Sparkassenstiftung fuer internationale Kooperation (Savings Bank Foundation for International Corporation, SBFIC) provides financing and assistance to microfinance institutions (MFIs). Continue Reading »

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The Rockdale Foundation provides grants for Arab microfinance institutions (MFIs). Continue Reading »

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The Omidyar Network is an investment firm which invests in socially-oriented organizations. Continue Reading »

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The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation provides grants to socially-oriented organizations. Continue Reading »

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Idyll Development Foundation (IDF) provides capital to socially-oriented organizations. Continue Reading »

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The Interchurch Organization for Development Co-operation (ICCO) provides financial services to socially-oriented organizations. Continue Reading »

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Hivos is a Dutch organization that provides grants and technical assistance to socially-oriented organizations. Continue Reading »

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, will invest USD 7.5 million in the Fanisi Venture Capital Fund, a Luxembourg-based fund that invests in in East Africa [1,2,3]. Continue Reading »

The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), a state-owned development finance institution, has acquired an 8.9 percent equity stake in Real People, a company in South Africa that provides credit management services and microcredit to “middle and low income earners” [1,2,3]. Continue Reading »

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Friends of Women’s World Banking (FWWB) India supports microfinance institutions (MFIs) by providing a variety of financial resources and products. Continue Reading »

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Fundació Un Sol Món provides financial services and products geared to further social causes. Continue Reading »

N R Narayana Murthy, founder and former CEO of Infosys, a global consulting and information technology services company based in India, will reportedly invest in SKS Microfinance Ltd, an Indian microfinance institution (MFI) expected to soon float an initial public offering (IPO). Continue Reading »

ESPA VINIS Microfinance Fund is the newest private investor in the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a EUR 715 million (USD 1 billion) investment fund that focuses on economic development. Continue Reading »

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an arm of the World Bank, is considering making a USD 10 million investment in the USD 50 million Cygma Fund, which will offer foreign currency hedges to investors looking to make local currency investments in microfinance institutions in developing countries. Continue Reading »

Triple Jump was founded in 2006 to support the expansion of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in various stages of development by providing capital and advisory services. Continue Reading »

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The Oxfam Novib Fund (ONF) is a microfinance investment vehicle, which mobilizes capital for microfinance institutions (MFIs). Continue Reading »

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The DOEN Foundation invests in socially-oriented companies and programs, including microfinance institutions (MFIs). Continue Reading »

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The Ford Foundation provides grants and loans to organizations and individuals that address social causes. Continue Reading »