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Special Report Looks At The Microfinance Industry’s Changing Strategies (Thaipr.net)
Microfinance institutions (MFI) have made significant strides in recent years in generating interest among mainstream investors. And while current market conditions will likely dampen the rate of grow

Nigeria's New Heights Microfinance Bank selects Clickatell for mobile messaging (Finextra)
Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging solutions for financial institutions, today announced that New Heights Microfinance Bank Ltd ...

NEWS: Lenders talk future of microfinance (The Dartmouth)
Representatives from two microfinance firms debated the advantages and disadvantages of commercializing the microfinance field at a Tuesday panel sponsored by Dartmouth's Social Enterprise and Economic Development Society. The discussion was the keynote event for this year's Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week at the College.

Unitus to Accelerate Access to Microfinance in East Africa (PRWeb)
New Partnership with Tanzanian Microfinance Institution Tujijenge Part of Larger Strategy to Bring Growth and Innovation to the Fight against Poverty in Africa. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1629644.htm

Unitus to Accelerate Access to Microfinance in East Africa (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
New Partnership with Tanzanian Microfinance Institution Tujijenge Part of Larger Strategy to Bring Growth and Innovation to the Fight against Poverty in Africa.

Telenor to acquire Tameer Microfinance Bank (Business Recorder)
KARACHI (November 19 2008): Telenor Pakistan is going to acquire Tameer Microfinance Bank Limited-country's largest microfinance bank with an investment of Rs one billion to encourage the microfinance business in the country, it is reliably learnt on Tuesday.

In Africa, women turn to microfinance (The Washington Times)
When Vivian Adamah lost her husband in 1990, she found herself looking for work to support their infant child. Because no child care was available in Ashaiman, her village in Ghana, she began a day care service by looking after a couple of toddlers in her living room.

Nigeria: Peace Microfinance Bank to Empower Low-Income Earners (AllAfrica.com)
The management of Peace Microfinance Bank Limited said plans are underway to empower low-income earners and civil servants in acquisition of property.

Global credit crisis hits microfinance (Stuff)
A global credit crisis that has felled large investment banks and prompted multi-billion dollar bailout packages is also hurting unlikely victims half a world away: small businesses in Bangladesh and India dependent on microfinance.

US backs RP effort on microfinance (Philstar.com via Yahoo! Philippines News)
The US government will continue to support the Philippines' efforts to extend the use of mobile banking technology for microfinancing in the rural areas, the top US diplomat in the country said.