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Productive Versus Consumption Loans: A Distinction That Hurts Rather Than Helps
Water.org explains why water and sanitation loans have high repayment rates and should be prioritized by MFIs, and makes a call to all microfinance professionals to reject the misguided labeling of loans as either productive or for consumption only.
Digitize, Direct, Design (D3): Can These Three Principles Help Close the Gender Gap?
To realize the potential gains of financial inclusion, more intentional efforts are needed to close persistent gender gaps. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has developed three core principles for advancing women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment.
The Emergence of a Microfinance Market in the Sertão Back Lands of Bahia
Analyzing organizational and cultural foundations of financial markets in poor regions
The Ethical Dimension of Microfinance
Paper presented at "EBEN Annual Conference Pathos for Ethics," 10-12 September, 2009, Athens
The Evolution of India's Microfinance Market – Just a Crack in the Glass Ceiling?
Analyzing the Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis
The Future of Microfinance Impact Assessment
Understanding the evolution of microfinance impact assessment
The Graduation Project: Sustainable Livelihoods Initiative for the Poorest
Linking safety nets and livelihood training to financial services
The Growing Role of the Development Finance Institutions in International Development Policy
Introducing Nordic DFIs and their work
The Hazard of Client Exit in Microfinance
Understanding client exit to improve retention rates
The Indian Microfinance Crisis 2010 – Lessons for China (Chinese Version)
Learning from the Indian microfinance crisis