UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND    Microfinance

Issue 5 / September - October 2004

Spotlight

Update on the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Featured Guest

Q & A with Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO of CGAP

News

Microfinance in focus

Voices of Microfinance

Responses to a question posed to experts and practitioners.

Upcoming Events

Conferences, events and trainings.

Links

New websites and publications.

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   Featured Guest: Elizabeth Littlefield

Q & A with Elizabeth Littlefield, Chief Executive Officer of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) ... [continue]

   Financial Industry Leaders Join Patrons Group to Advise the UN’s International Year of Microcredit 2005

Affirm Commitment To Building Inclusive Financial Sectors ... [continue]

   Harvard Students Launch Global Microentrepreneurship Awards to Promote Small Business

Winners Will Ring in the International Year of Microcredit ... [continue]

   Insuring the Success of Poor and Low-Income People

The Way Forward with the CGAP Microinsurance Working Group ... [continue]

   "Shoulder to Shoulder" in Haiti

Facilitating Remittances and the Case Study of Fonkoze ...[continue]

   Why Are So Many Bankable Clients Unbanked?

The Blue Book Project on Building Inclusive Financial Sectors ...[continue]

   UNDP Chooses PRIZMA in Bosnia and Herzegovina As a Beacon of Prosperity for Post-Conflict Countries

Young Entrepreneurs in Guyana Also Recognized by the Commonwealth Fund ...[continue]

   The Central American Microfinance Network Charts the Path Forward

Drafts Declaration on Financial Sectors that Better Reflect the Needs of the Population ...[continue]