Paris Microfinance Networktag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5084862008-05-05T15:23:00+02:00TypePadMicrofund a Working Musiciantag:typepad.com,2003:post-528170262008-05-05T15:23:00+02:002008-07-17T16:29:27+02:00Calabash Music has come up with a neat idea for funding struggling (some more than others) musicians. They leverage the power of social networking online by allowing you to listen to and purchase tunes from up and coming artists struggling...Angelo SantaMariaMission Drift ?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-515582082008-04-23T12:12:00+02:002008-06-19T12:13:27+02:00There is a plethora of private capital continuing to enter the microfinance sector. But as microfinance moves more and more into mainstream banking, is some of its original mission getting lost in the shuffle? That's the implication of a landmark...Carol CarusoWestern Union Offers Mobile Phone Money Transferstag:typepad.com,2003:post-509158322008-04-15T14:41:00+02:002008-06-06T12:46:58+02:00Western Union, hoping to boost its share of the money-transfer market, has teamed up with RadioShack, a consumer electronics retailer, and Trumpet Mobile, a small wireless company, to offer a service that lets people based in the US send money...Carol CarusoAccion & EcoBank launch Microfinance Bank in Ghanatag:typepad.com,2003:post-509154302008-04-08T00:17:00+02:002008-06-06T12:22:13+02:00EB-ACCION Savings & Loans, a microfinance bank formed through a partnership between ACCION International and ECOBANK, the leading pan-African bank, has received its license to begin microfinance operations in Ghana. EB-ACCION opened it's doors April 1st, delivering microcredit, savings and...Carol CarusoDutch Fund Manager commits €200m to Microfinancetag:typepad.com,2003:post-509150062008-04-02T11:53:00+02:002008-06-06T12:02:12+02:00Further demonstrating the interest by institutional investors in social invesments, PGGM, the €88bn ($139bn) asset manager of Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, the Dutch healthcare pension fund, is making one of the world’s largest institutional commitments to microfinance by announcing an...Carol CarusoGrameen-Veolia Water deal to help Bangladeshtag:typepad.com,2003:post-478222562008-03-31T19:10:00+02:002008-04-01T19:13:52+02:00Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus unveiled a deal between his Grameen bank and French group Veolia Environment to provide clean water to poor rural communities in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi economist also sought support from President Nicolas Sarkozy for creating more microcredit...Carol CarusoThe MIX 2007 Top 100 MFIs Reporttag:typepad.com,2003:post-476664262008-01-04T09:03:00+01:002008-04-01T19:17:21+02:00The Microfinance Information eXchange (MIX) has released the 2007 Global 100: Rankings of Microfinance Institutions report. It is a ranking of the top performing microfinance institutions (MFIs) throughout the developing world, based on data from MIX's publicly available database. The...Carol CarusoMicrofinance in Sudantag:typepad.com,2003:post-454041942007-12-11T14:49:00+01:002008-03-04T16:19:58+01:00The recognition of microfinance as one of the priority sectors for Sudan started only in the mid-1990s. The financing regulations of the Bank of Sudan are still being revised, and lack proper identification of microfinance activities. In microfinance, traditional Islamic...Angelo SantaMaria