Voices from the field

On the Accion webpage you can find videos that presents the work in bringing financial services to the poor. The videoclips are from areas in the U.S., Peru, Uganda and Tanzania. You find introduction videos, a how to set up MFI-video, microentrepreneus telling their story and about the partners in the microfinance industry. Here you… Fortsätt läsa Voices from the field

S&P and IDB are setting up global rating system for MFIs in Latin America

The Inter-American Development Bank(IDB) sponsors a new pilot rating program in Latin America set up by S&P to improve the infrastructure of microfinance institutions for national capital markets. S&P and IDB are cooperating in this project with the aim to gain acccess to the capital markets for the MFIs. Standard&Poors involvement is a breakthrough in… Fortsätt läsa S&P and IDB are setting up global rating system for MFIs in Latin America

How you can get into microfinance with Kiva.org

Kiva.org connects you to specific business somewhere in the developing world where microfinance is needed. Kiva.org is listing all businesses who´s connected to a microfinance institution joining the Kiva program. By lending out as little as $25 to a business you can make huge impact and help them getting economic stable. Usually the loan is… Fortsätt läsa How you can get into microfinance with Kiva.org