Why Entrepreneurship May Be the “Buzzword” of the Decade
Image attribution: Olmo Calvo By Kate Jenkins Microfinance Focus, November 7, 2011: It’s difficult to ignore the growing discontent in the United States and Europe surrounding the excessive power that...
View ArticleWomen at the Center of European Microfinance
By Annie Brown Microfinance Focus Europe, February 20, 2013: As microfinance migrates to the European Union and United States, it will of course look much different compared to the more established...
View ArticleHow Microinsurance Can Improve Healthcare in Europe
By Marcia Weston Microfinance Focus Europe, February 28, 2013: Microinsurance has proven to be a useful tool for offering access to healthcare to people in developing countries. But how can...
View ArticleSocial Entrepreneurship Among Borrowers
By Annie Brown Microfinance Focus Europe, 4 April 2013: Within the microfinance industry, the term “Social Entrepreneurship” is talked about quite frequently. It is often discussed within the context...
View ArticleConscious Capitalism: Will Microfinance Change Economics?
By Annie Brown Microfinance Focus Europe, 10 April, 2013: In last week’s opinion piece, I mentioned “conscious capitalism.” This term merits further discussion, especially within the context of failing...
View ArticleRegulatory Supervision in Microfinance: Friend or Foe?
Over the past decade, researchers have sought to understand the effects of regulatory supervision on the behavior and efficiency of microfinance institutions (MFIs). The conclusions from these studies...
View ArticleMicrofinance in the Crosshairs: Will Kyrgyzstan’s Usury Bill Backfire?
Microfinance Focus Europe, 28 October 2013: In a country with little financial regulation and no sovereign credit rating, increasing government directives may soon have negative consequences for...
View ArticleProving Progress: Social Performance Measurement in Microfinance
Microfinance Focus Europe, 11 December, 2013: ”Microfinance 1.0 has failed,” announced India’s rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh at the 2013 Hindustan Times Leadership Summit last Friday. He...
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