Microfinance Newsletter Image of women working UNCDF logo 2005: Year of Microcredit
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UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND    Microfinance

Issue 12 / May 2005

     

Past Issues

In Focus: Innovations in Microfinance

Q&A on Innovation at Visa

A Technology Solution to Scale Microfinance
By Janine Firpo, Director, Global Multisector Initiatives, HP

Micropensions as a Tool to Build Wealth
By Christina Barrineau, Chief Technical Advisor, International Year of Microcredit

Makes Basic Knowledge about Microfinance Globally Accessible

Expanding Financial and Other Services to the Base of the Pyramid
By Robin Young, Senior Development Specialist, Development Alternatives Inc.

An Interview with David Porteous, Managing Director, Recap International LLC, and CGAP consultant

CGAP Provides Guidance to Donors on Applying Innovations Wisely

The Search for an Innovation to Lower Costs to Poor People
By Maheshan R. Fernando, Consultant, MicroVest

Q. What is the most important innovation to come out of the microfinance sector in the last five years, and what was its impact on the industry?

Also Inside:

Event Draws Record Participation

Will Promote the Creative Industries of Microentrepreneurs

Themes Will Include Launching and Rating Microfinance Investment Funds

Round Table on the Role of Credit Cooperatives as an Efficient Microfinance Tool




In Focus: Talking about the Future of Microfinance

Q&A on the Future of Microfinance

International Year of Microcredit and Georgetown University Conference on Microfinance:

Hold Frank Discussions on the Future of Expanding Access to Financial Services

A Practical Look at the Future

WSBI and MIF Conference Highlights Socially Committed Banks and Financial Inclusion
By Norbert Bielefeld, Deputy Director, and Angela Arévalo, Adviser, World Savings Banks Institute

Developing Financial Technologies Based on Intangible Assets
By Alejandro Soriano S., Senior Executive, the Andean Development Corporation (CAF)

The Microfinance India Conference and a Look at an Expanding Market
By Sukhwinder Singh Arora, Financial Sector Team, Policy Division, DFID

A Vision for the Future from the Marathwada Gramin Bank
By Harishchandra Sukhdeve, Chairman, Marathwada Gramin Bank

Also Inside:

Will Focus on Women's Issues

British and American Television Networks to Air Romantic Comedy




In the Next Issue: Microfinance in the Middle East and North Africa