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• Category: Africa
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Institution (MFI) Equity Valuations Rise in 2009 as Portfolio Quality Falls, Says Report by JP Morgan and CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) March 16th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Alquity Investment Management to Launch Fund that will Support Microfinance Projects in Africa March 16th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MasterCard Foundation, CARE Canada, Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) to Extend Microfinance Services in Tajikistan and Rwanda March 15th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Banco de Comércio e Indústria (BCI), a Bank Located in Angola, Launches Microcredit Program March 12th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases Third Annual Global Ranking of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) March 12th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Institution (MFI) Advans Banque Congo Increases Capital to $13m March 8th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Grants License to Credit Reference Bureau Africa (CRBAfrica) March 4th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Letshego Holdings of Botswana to Finalize $8.2m Sale of Two Subsidiaries in Order to Focus on Microfinance Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa March 2nd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: "Angola Youth" Microcredit Program Funded by Savings and Credit Bank (BPC), a State-Owned Commercial Bank, Reaches 262 Youths in 2009 March 1st, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and MasterCard Foundation to Grant $16m to Opportunity International's African Microfinance Program March 1st, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Nigerian Satelite Microfinance Bank Deploys Clickatell SMS Alert System to Limit Fraud February 24th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Newsweek Article Examines Importance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Post-Disaster Environments February 23rd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC), SONAM, and Bank of Africa Invest Total of $2.25m in MicroCred Senegal, a Microfinance Institution (MFI) February 23rd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation Announces Joint Initiative with Oikocredit, Catholic Relief Services, Terrafina Microfinance, and Planet Rating to Apply Progress out of Poverty Index to MFIs in Africa February 23rd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Professor Njuguna Ndungu, Governor of Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Announces that CBK Will Review Microfinance Act, Comments on Industry February 22nd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation and KfW Entwicklungsbank to Establish Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Zambia and Senegal in 2010 February 22nd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Egyptian Law to Expand Microfinance Market by Granting Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) Commercial Status February 16th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Existing Government Payment Programs Could Bring More Rural Poor Into Financial System, According to Report by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) and Department for International Development (DFID) February 12th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Association (MA) Launches Global Academy Program (GAP), Seeks Internship Sites for Students February 11th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards $6m Grant to Ecobank to Promote Low-Cost Savings Accounts in Ghana and Liberia February 11th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Bank of Namibia (BoN) Grants a Permanent Banking License to Microfinance Institution (MFI) FIDES Bank Namibia February 9th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) to Embark on “Enlightenment Campaign” to Increase Knowledge of Microfinance in Nigeria February 9th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MFTransparency Launches Microfinance Blog February 8th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Kenyan Microfinance Institutions Struggle After Drought, Economic Crisis and 2008 Post-Election Violence February 4th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Nigerian Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Address Lack of Access to Microfinance in Nigeria with $40m Fund for Rural Farmers February 2nd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CDC Group Invests $10m in ShoreCap’s SCII Microfinance Fund for Africa and Asia February 2nd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Handover Debtors of Distressed Microfinance Banks to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Revoke Operating Licenses of Microfinance Banks That Have Closed Operations for More Than Six Months February 2nd, 2010
  • KNOW A MICROFINANCE REGULATOR: Reserve Bank of Malawi February 2nd, 2010
  • WHO'S WHO IN MICROFINANCE: Dedebit Credit and Savings Institution (DECSI) of Ethiopia February 2nd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC) Makes $100m Equity Investment in Byblos Bank of Lebanon to Provide Finance for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Expand Operations in the Middle East and Africa February 2nd, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Kenyan Regulation Will Permit Branchless Banking For Microfinance Institutions January 29th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Creates Mandatory Exam for Microfinance Bank Managers January 28th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) to Invest $7.5m in Fanisi Venture Capital Fund, A Luxembourg-Based Fund That Invests in Startups and Existing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in East Africa January 26th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: The State-Owned Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) Invests in Real People, a Company in South Africa that Provides Credit Management Services and Microcredit, Through an 8.9 Percent Equity Acquisition and a $13m Loan January 26th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Equity Bank, UAP Insurance Limited, and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to Launch Program that Incorporates Satellite Technology to Provide Drought Insurance for Livestock Herders January 26th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Governor Uduaghan of Delta State Receives Central Bank of Nigeria’s Microfinance Award January 25th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Julia Kurney, Founding Partner of Senegal Ecovillage Microfinance, Launches Zidisha.org, a Nonprofit Organization that Reportedly Allows Peer-to-Peer Microcredit Lending January 25th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Chief Olutayo Adenekan, the Lagos State Chairman of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB), Still Working to Implement Intervention Fund to Provide Short-Term Financial Support to Microfinance Banks January 25th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Nigeria's Microfinance Interbank Money Market Fails January 21st, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Moroccan Government Supports Microfinance Industry’s Path to Recovery in 2010 January 20th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Mr Richard Rosenberg of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Examines Effectiveness of Microcredit as Doubts Grow January 20th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Advans SA Raises $33m in Second Round of Fundraising From Existing Shareholders January 19th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Rural Credit Finance (RUCREF), a Microfinance Firm in Uganda, Has Agreed to a $230k deal with Neptune Software Uganda to Integrate Orbit Banking January 19th, 2010
  • KNOW A MICROFINANCE REGULATOR: Reserve Bank of Zambia January 19th, 2010
  • KNOW A MICROFINANCE REGULATOR: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) January 19th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards $38m in Grants to Help Microfinance Institutions Expand Savings Initiatives for Poor January 19th, 2010
  • WHO’S WHO IN MICROFINANCE: MicroEnsure January 15th, 2010
  • WHO’S WHO IN MICROFINANCE: Triple Jump January 13th, 2010
  • MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grants $3m to World Vision for ‘Access to Rural Savings in Ethiopia’ Project January 12th, 2010