CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a US-based nonprofit, recently announced that Yavuz Sariyildiz of Turkey has won 2012 Photography Contest, which comes with a USD 2,000 gift certificate for photography equipment and accessories.
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MICROFINANCE EVENT: CGAP, MicroSave Host Virtual Conference on “Client Insights: How Can Providers Listen and Learn from Their Clients”, October 30-31, 2012
Event Name: Client Insights: How Can Providers Listen and Learn from Their Clients?
Event Date: October 30-October 31, 2012
Event Location: Online
MICROFINANCE PAPER-WRAP UP: “Emerging Perspectives on Youth Savings;” by Tanaya Kilara and Alexia Latortue; published by CGAP
By Tanaya Kilara and Alexia Latortue; published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor); July 2012; 10 pages; available at: http://www.cgap.org/sites/default/files/CGAP-Focus-Note-Emerging-Perspectives-on-Youth-Savings-Aug-2012.pdf
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “Financing Small Enterprises: What Role for Microfinance Institutions?”; by Jasmina Glisovic and Meritxell Martinez; published by CGAP
By Jasmina Glisovic and Meritxell Martinez, published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), July 2012, 12 pages, available at: http://www.cgap.org/gm/document-1.9.58676/FN81.pdf
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: 2012 CGAP Microfinance Photo Contest Accepting Entries through September 3
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a US-based policy and research center dedicated to facilitating the provision of financial access to poor people, recently opened its annual photo contest and seeks entries of original images that capture the impact of microfinance.
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “Financial Inclusion and Stability: What Does Research Show?”; by Robert Cull, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, and Timothy Lyman; CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Brief
By Robert Cull, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, and Timothy Lyman, published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), May 2012, 4 pages, available at: http://www.cgap.org/publications/financial-inclusion-and-stability-what-does-research-show-0
MICROFINANCE EVENT: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Hosts Virtual Conference “Financial Inclusion: What Really Works for Clients”, April 25 and 26, 2012
Event Name: Financial Inclusion: What Really Works for Clients
Event Date: April 25, 2012, 10:00 GMT (in French) and 4:30 GMT (in English); April 26, 2012, 4:00 GMT (in English) and 10:00 GMT (in English)
Event Location: Online
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: India Becomes Supporting Member of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Microfinance Think Tank Housed in World Bank
India has become a supporting member of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a US-based nonprofit policy and research agency.
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “Bank Agents: Risk Management, Mitigation, and Supervision;” by Kate Lauer, Denise Dias, Michael Tarazi; Published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
By Kate Lauer, Denise Dias and Michael Tarazi; published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor); December 2011; 24 pages; available at: http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.9.55781/
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: Latest Findings from Randomized Evaluations of Microfinance; By Jonathan Bauchet, Cristobal Marshall, Laura Starita, Jeanette Thomas and Anna Yalouris; Published by CGAP
By Jonathan Bauchet, Cristobal Marshall, Laura Starita, Jeanette Thomas and Anna Yalouris; Published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor); December 2011; 32 pages; available at http://www.cgap.org/gm/document-1.9.55766/FORUM2.pdf
MICROFINANCE EVENT: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Hosts Virtual Conference “Understanding Multiple Borrowing and Avoiding Over-indebtedness Among Clients,” January 12 and 13, 2012
Event Name: Understanding Multiple Borrowing and Avoiding Over-indebtedness Among Clients
Event Date: January 12 – 13, 2012
Event Location: Online
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “Too Much Microcredit? A Survey of the Evidence on Over-Indebtedness;” by Jessica Schicks, Richard Rosenberg; Published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
By Jessica Schicks and Richard Rosenberg, published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), September 2011, 44 pages, available at: http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.9.55377/
MICROFINANCE EVENT: MFTransparency, Agence Française de Développement, UN Capital Development Fund, Luxembourg Cooperation, African Microfinance Network, CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) to Host African Microfinance Pricing Transparency Leadership Forum, October 5-7, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya
Event Name: African Microfinance Pricing Transparency Leadership Forum
Event Date: October 5 – October 7, 2011
Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Association of Karnataka Microfinance Institutions Releases Client Survey Data from “Competition and the Role of External Agents: The 2009 Delinquency Crisis in Southern Karnataka” by CGAP, EDA Rural Systems
The Association of Karnataka Microfinance Institutions (AKMI), a community development organization in the rural Indian state of Karnataka, recently made public the client survey data from “Competition and the Role of External Agents: The 2009 delinquency crisis in southern Karnataka,” a study released in 2010 that was conducted by US-based nonprofit CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) and EDA Rural Systems, an India-based research and capacity building organization.
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: Discovering Limits: Global Microfinance Valuation Survey 2011; By Frederic de Mariz, Xavier Reille, Daniel Rozas; Published by JP Morgan, CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
By Frederic de Mariz, Xavier Reille and Daniel Rozas; published by JP Morgan and CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor); July 2011; 29 pages; available at: http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m//template.rc/1.9.52137
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: New Criteria Announced for Social Performance Reporting Awards from CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Ford Foundation, Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX)
The Social Performance Reporting Awards, instituted in 2009 to recognize microfinance institutions (MFIs) committed to “transparent social performance monitoring and management,” recently announced that this year, in addition to promoting MFIs on the basis on transparency, the award will also recognize “good practices in social performance management” [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP Reports State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Removing Regulatory Barriers to Branchless Banking
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) reports that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the nation’s central banking authority, recently announced modifications to its branchless banking regulations that include: removal of the requirement to have one’s fingerprint scanned to open an account; increases in transaction limits and the elimination of the maximum balance; and introduction of “Level 0” accounts that can be opened electronically, without physical paperwork.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest 2011 Accepting Entries through September 15, 2011
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center dedicated to facilitating the provision of financial access to poor people, recently opened its 2011 photo contest and seeks entries of original images that capture the impact of microfinance. Participants may submit up to 20 images.