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• Category: Africa
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Ghana's HFC Bank, Boafo Microfinance and SSNIT Collaborate to Expand Microfinance Services in Ghana December 2nd, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Kenya's K-Rep Bank Records Loss in Profits, Receives New Capital from IFC, African Development Bank, Shorecap International, Triodos, FMO, K-Rep Group November 27th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and MasterCard Foundation Establish $19.6m Microfinance Program in Uganda November 26th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Citibank Grants US$ 23.8 Thousand to Brac Tanzania November 25th, 2008
  • PRESS RELEASE: Unitus to Accelerate Access to Microfinance in East Africa November 21st, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Ethiopian Microfinance Institution Buusaa Gonofaa Wins the EUR 100,000 2nd European Microfinance Award for Social Responsibility Work November 20th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: John Deere Foundation Grants $1.2 Million to Opportunity International to Fight Hunger in Africa November 19th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Microfinance In Africa: What Works? November 17th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Declares that New Microfinance Bank Licenses Will Only Be Granted Only to Those Operating in Rural Areas November 13th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: IFC Explores Investment Opportunities in Southern Sudan November 13th, 2008
  • PRESS RELEASE: USAID, Standard Chartered Partner on Economic Growth in Africa November 13th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Nigeria Police Force Microfinance Bank Announces N943m in Earnings and Declares N146m Dividend November 4th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Launches the Microfinance Support Framework Making $4.1m Available to Credible Microfinance Institutions November 4th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Microfinance Institution ACCION International Launches New Hub in Africa November 4th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Only 12 of 36 Nigerian States Contribute to Microfinance Activities for a Total of $1.26m November 3rd, 2008
  • PRESS RELEASE: Planet Finance to Enhance the Poor’s Access to Financial Services through a Mobile Banking Project in Africa and the Middle East November 3rd, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Namibia: Development Bank Namibia Launches Microfinance Framework November 3rd, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Study Reveals Ghanaian Women Still Face Challenges Accessing Microfinance October 31st, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Nigeria: Microfinance Inter-Bank Money Market Takes Off October 31st, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Central Bank of Nigeria Grants 815 New Microfinance Licenses October 30th, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Washington D.C.: Global Economy Tests African Microcredit Channels October 30th, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Kenya: Equity bank: Runaway Profits from Banking the Poor October 29th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Equity Bank Wins Best Micro Finance Bank in Africa Award at the African Bankers Awards In Washington DC October 22nd, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Nigeria's Delta State, Oceanic Bank International and the CBN Partner to Create Microcredit Bank Account October 22nd, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Kano State Government in Nigeria to Inject Capital into Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) October 22nd, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: South Africa's IDC To Invest Up To US$19.4 million for MFI Startup October 21st, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Nigerian Government Promotes Public and Private Initiatives to enable Microfinance growth in Lagos October 21st, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: DFID Expands Microfinance Partnerships in Nigeria with US$ 13.9 million in Funding October 21st, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Micro-Lender Letshego Holdings Limited (Micro Provident) Seeks $137.7m in Capital for Expansion of African Operations October 21st, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: National Microfinance Bank (NMB) of Tanzania Releases Results of Oversold Initial Public Offering October 20th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Kenyan Microfinance Trade Association Puzzled as Only Two MFIs Participate in New "Friendly" Regulation October 15th, 2008
  • PRESS RELEASE: Advans SA of Luxembourg Opens Microfinance Institution in Ghana October 10th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Barclays to Donate $20m to expand its Microfinance Pilot Program in Uganda in collaboration with CARE International and UWESO October 7th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Pledges $450k Over Five-Year Period to Non-Profit Social Investment Fund Root Capital October 6th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Gates Foundation Matches Rotary and Caster Foundation to Donate $600,000 to Opportunity International October 2nd, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Nigeria: Directors of Microfinance Banks Seek Recognition on Loans Management October 2nd, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Pilot Project Koshi Yomuti to Become Namibia’s First Microfinance Bank with Funds from GTZ, FIDES, Incofin, Swiss Microfinance Holding and Investisseur et Partenaire Pour le Development October 1st, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: UK: Barclays to Invest £10m in Community Finance Schemes October 1st, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Blue Financial Services, International Bank Plc, and AIG Investments Found Nigerian Blue Intercontinental Micro Finance Bank September 30th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: AIG Investments Provides Equity for Nigeria’s Blue Intercontinental Micro Finance Bank September 29th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Work Resumes at National Microfinance Bank (NMB) in Tanzania after High Court Ruling Ends Strike September 26th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Fina Bank Continues Expansion into Uganda with Microfinance Focus September 24th, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Tanzania: Microfinance Bank Workers Strike September 24th, 2008
  • MICROCAPITAL STORY: Worker’s Strike at Tanzania’s National Microfinance Bank (NMB) September 23rd, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Namibia: Germany Gives Seed Capital for Namibia's First Micro-Finance Banking Institution September 23rd, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Uganda: Credit Bureau Pilot Phase Includes Standard Chartered, Barclays, Three Microfinance Institutions September 22nd, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Kenya: Record Bank Expansion Strikes Chord with Savers September 17th, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Cameroon: African Union Wants Politicians to Keep Off From Micro-Finance September 16th, 2008
  • NEWS WIRE: Kenya: 38 Percent of Kenyans Cannot Access Banking September 12th, 2008