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UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND Microfinance |
Issue 10 / March 2005 |
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In Focus: Challenges in Building Inclusive Financial Sectors
Q&A on the Philippine National Strategy for Microfinance The Inclusive Financial Sector as Development Paradigm, by Kathryn Imboden, UNCDF A Joint Initiative between UNCDF and Financing for Development of UNDESA Government, Development Agencies and the Private Sector in Microfinance, by John Brinsden, Vice-chairman, ACLEDA Bank The Experience of the Colombian Affiliates of Women's World Banking, by Francisco Jose Abate-Frajul, WWB CGAP Donor Guidelines on Good Practice in Microfinance In a year of global efforts to fight poverty, the issue of access to financial services has been largely ignored. Q. What role does extending financial services to poor people play in eradicating poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals, if any?
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