#Microfinance

Onno

@onnoweb.bsky.social

3 days ago

When in doubt, make a Kiva loan.

Can you as well help Ola?

#kiva #microfinance #helpsomeone

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 week ago

The Role and Value of a Supportive Husband in Microfinance Molly Tusiimirwe, 38, is a tailor in Katoozo Village, a rural area with banana and coffee groves in Southwestern Uganda. She specializes in kitenge, a traditional dress, and trains apprentices in tailoring. Molly began borrowing from Envest’s partner, Kigarama Farmers SACCO, in 2018 with a $400 loan, after hearing about the SACCO from local farmers. Her current $1,400 loan was used to buy two more sewing machines and additional materials. Molly now has five sewing machines and trains four apprentices. Her husband, Innocent, a banana farmer, supports Molly by providing his banana plantation as collateral for her loan. Loni Mumpe, client of Development Microfinance Loni Mumpe, 32, is a mechanic who owns an auto parts store and car repair shop just outside of Kampala, Uganda. He received his first loan of $135 from Development Microfinance (DMF), an Envest partner, as a member of a lending group comprised of workers in a stone quarry. In Uganda, quarry work is an entrepreneurial activity, with small groups contracting with landowners to extract construction material. Group members access credit together and cosign on each other’s loans, which is a standard practice in microfinance when individual collateral is limited. Through his work at the quarry...

The Role and Value of a Supportive Husband in Microfinance
->GreenMoney Journal | More on "Microfinance empowering women in Uganda" at BigEarthData.ai | #Microfinance

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MSC (MicroSave Consulting)

@microsave.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

At the #ResilienceAndSurvivability Survey II in Kampala, Noah Owomugisha of #AgriculturalBusinessInitiative says #microfinance must go beyond lending. He supports work with #MSMEs to build practical behavior-change tools & systems that fit business realities & support sustainability beyond programs.

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Shine My Crown

@shinemycrown.com

1 month ago

Fearless Fund Expands to Africa with Ghana Microfinance Launch Fearless Fund, the Atlanta-based venture capital firm dedicated to closing the funding gap for women of color entrepreneurs, has taken its mission… The post Fearless Fund Expands to Africa with Ghana Microfinance Launch appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Fearless Fund Expands to Africa with Ghana Microfinance Launch: Fearless Fund, the Atlanta-based venture capital firm dedicated to closing the funding gap for women of color entrepreneurs, has taken its mission…

The… #FearlessFund #Microfinance #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship #FundingForWomen

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Thiard News@F4F

@newsen.bsky.social

1 month ago

Significant Growth Projected for Global Microfinance Market by 2032 Amid Digital Advancements and Financial Inclusion Efforts The Global Microfinance Market is anticipated to reach USD 536.45 billion by 2032, driven by innovations in digital financial solutions and enhanced access for underserved populations.

Significant Growth Projected for Global Microfinance Market by 2032 Amid Digital Advancements and Financial Inclusion Efforts #India #Pune #Digital_Lending #financial_inclusion #Microfinance

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@bfsi.bsky.social

1 month ago

Microfinance Market Size, Share | Industry Report 2035 Microfinance Market is predicted to grow at a 10.82% CAGR, reaching USD 811.17 Billion by 2035. Top company industry analysis highlights key drivers, emerging trends, regional insights, opportunities,...

Microfinance Market Trends, Share, Market Size, Growth and Forecast to 2035
www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/micr...

#Microfinance #FinancialInclusion #InclusiveFinance #BankingServices

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PolityLK

@politylk.bsky.social

2 months ago

Suriya Women’s Development Centre | Review and Repair Microfinance Authority Bill! Safeguard Women’s Dignity, Livelihoods, and Long-Term Security! Suriya Women’s Development Centre is a Batticaloa-based gender justice organisation founded in 1990.

The regulation of #microfinance in #SriLanka must ensure real protections for women borrowers, stricter oversight of unfair lending & abusive recovery practices, & enforceable safeguards during disasters and emergencies urges #Suriya

polity.lk/review-and-r...

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bne IntelliNews

@intellinews.com

2 months ago

India’s bank credit growth gains momentum India’s bank credit growth strengthened in November 2025, supported by improved lending to micro, small and medium enterprises, a pickup in vehicle loans and a recovery in credit to non-banking financial companies.

India’s bank credit growth strengthened in November 2025, supported by improved lending to micro, small and medium enterprises, a pickup in vehicle loans and a recovery in credit to non-banking financial companies. Bne IntelliNews #Banking #CreditGrowth #IndiaEconomy #MicroFinance #SmallBusiness

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Iftekhar Ahmed

@dr-iahmed.bsky.social

2 months ago

🎉What better way to start the New Year than with a new publication! I’m delighted to share our new research on how #climaterisk is reshaping #financialinclusion through #microfinance institutions (MFIs). #SustainableFinance #DevelopmentFinance #ClimateFinance #SocialJustice #PublicationAlert

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@nakeshapeterson.bsky.social

2 months ago

Understanding Microcredit: What It Is & How Microfinance Works Many have heard of microfinance, but what is microcredit exactly? Get an easy-to-understand guide to the microcredit definition, how microfinance works, and the profound benefits of microcredit.

Understanding Microcredit: What It Is & How Microfinance Works
#commercestheories #commerce #Microcredit #Microfinance #FinancialInclusion
read more:- commercestheories.com/2025/11/02/h...

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InformactionsMC

@marieclaudes.mastodon.top.ap.brid.gy

2 months ago

Original post on mastodon.top

CADTM (Traduction DeepL translator)
Hier une farce, aujourd’hui une tragédie : le retour de l’Autorité de régulation de la microfinance et du crédit
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#microcredit #microfinance #credit […]

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Asia News Today

@asianewstoday.bsky.social

3 months ago

New paths for inclusive growth through social equity By Professor Dato Dr Ahmad Ibrahim As chairman of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia has adopted inclusivity and sustainability as key drivers. Both are not easy to execute. They both require mindset change, behavioural adjustments and more important political will. Financing is always a key enabler. Microfinancing represents an evolution in development finance, from providing small loans to the poor to addressing systemic inequalities and fostering broader social equity. This shift presents both challenges and opportunities in achieving truly inclusive growth. There are key challenges to deal with. One concerns its limited scope. Microfinance primarily focuses on credit access but often […]

New paths for inclusive growth through social equity #InclusiveGrowth #SocialEquity #Sustainability #Microfinance #DevelopmentFinance

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@nakeshapeterson.bsky.social

3 months ago

Understanding Microcredit: What It Is & How Microfinance Works
#COMMERCESTHEORIES #COMMERCE #SustainableDevelopment #Microfinance #Investment
visit:-commercestheories.com/2025/11/02/how-microfina...

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QATCTech

@qatctech.com

3 months ago

No matter where you are this festive season, Iris LAPP keeps your microfinance connected. With Iris LAPP, microfinance institutions can remotely manage loans online, while clients apply easily via USSD or WhatsApp.

Grow your microfinance digitally today!

#IrisLAPP #SmartLoans #Microfinance

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QATCTech

@qatctech.com

4 months ago

We are at the 2025 Edition of the ZAMFI Summer School at Great Zimbabwe Hotel.

#zamfi #summerschool #microfinance

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PolityLK

@politylk.bsky.social

4 months ago

Feminist Collective for Economic Justice | End the Microfinance Menace! No to the new Bill! The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice is a collective of feminist economists, scholars, feminist activists, university students and lawyers that came together in April 2022 to understand, analy...

Will the new #Microfinance Bill be the latest knot in the noose for poor people in #SriLanka asks the Feminist Collective for Economic Justice? Why is the #NPP not consulting with women victims to eradicate the microcredit menace?

polity.lk/fcej-end-the...

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Fuel Magazine

@fuelmagazine.bsky.social

4 months ago

🌍 AMFI Dubrovnik Conference | Nov 5–7, 2025

3 days of inspiration, innovation & connection with the Western Balkans microfinance community — right in the heart of Dubrovnik! 🇭🇷

🔗 Register: bit.ly/42k8Yho

#Microfinance #InclusiveFinance #AMFIDubrovnik2025

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NextBillion

@nextbillion.bsky.social

5 months ago

SACCOs, Social Collateral and Bitcoin Communities: A Filmmaker Documents New (and Old) Ways to Extend Financial Inclusion Past the Limits of Fintech A filmmaker shares stories from his recent documentary, which highlight the innovation and resilience in Africa’s informal financial systems.

SACCOs, Social Collateral and Bitcoin Communities: A Filmmaker Documents New (and Old) Ways to Extend Financial Inclusion Past the Limits of Fintech

nextbillion.net/saccos-socia...

#fintech #FinancialInclusion #microfinance #bitcoin #credit #lending #EmergingMarkets #Africa #cryptocurrency

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Nukta

@nukta.com.web.brid.gy

5 months ago

Pakistan’s central bank head defends USD buyback from market The head of Pakistan’s central bank has defended the decision to buy US dollars from the local market, saying that without those purchases, the government would have had to lend at high interest rates. The State Bank of Pakistan has been buying the currency from the local market to strengthen foreign exchange reserves and meet its external debt obligations. The central bank usually purchases US dollars from the open market when earnings from exports and remittances are not enough to meet the country’s external obligations — loan payments or import costs. Data shows that SBP purchased $7.7 billion from the currency market in fiscal year 2025, which ended in June. The dollar purchases contributed to an increase in foreign exchange reserves from $9.4 billion in June 2024 to $14.5 billion by the end of the quarter, despite ongoing debt repayments. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad the purchase from the open markets took reserves to “almost five times higher” than the level recorded in January 2023. He added that without this cushion, “the government would have needed to borrow significantly higher amounts – at higher interest rates – to make timely debt repayments”. While the dollar buying spree might have shored up Pakistan’s reserves, it has created a shortage of dollars in the open markets. Exporters have reported difficulties in securing payments for their orders, while travelers are also finding it hard to buy the currency for their trips. Pakistan has already tightened rules for the purchase of US dollars, with the requirement of a valid passport and travel documents to buy the foreign currency. Jameel, in his address to an event, also touched upon the country’s improving macroeconomic stability He said the “difficult, yet necessary” policy and regulatory measures taken in recent years have stabilized the economy. He highlighted that inflation has declined sharply and is projected to remain in the government’s target range of 5 to 7% over the medium term, even after the temporary upward pressure on prices due to the recent floods. Governor Ahmad stated that SBP’s monetary policy and regulatory efforts have been complemented by sustained fiscal consolidation by the government, which has helped contain inflation and improve the external account. He said economic growth is on the path to recovery and expected to accelerate further in the current fiscal year, notwithstanding the temporary expected losses from the recent floods, mainly to the agriculture sector. #### Inclusive growth While Governor Ahmad highlighted the recent economic success, he said sustaining this progress would require inclusive growth which “uplifts communities and secures prosperity for all”. The governor added the SBP sees microfinance as a driver of inclusive growth. He highlighted the central bank’s initiatives to support the microfinance sector, like the revision to the Prudential Regulations for Microfinance Banks and other reforms that removed restrictions on microenterprise lending, dedicated agriculture & livestock loan category, enhanced loan limits up to PKR 5 million for agriculture, microenterprise, and housing loans, and Rs500,000 for general loans. The governor also shared that SBP has launched a Climate Risk Fund under the World Bank-funded Resilient and Accessible Microfinance Project aimed at supporting two million borrowers through liquidity facilities to mitigate the impact of climate shocks. The SBP and the Government of Pakistan have launched a Risk Coverage Scheme for Small Farmers and Underserved Areas that offers 10 percent first-loss coverage and operational incentives to expand lending in primarily underserved regions like Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan. The Governor also urged microfinance institutions to make their risk management practices more efficient, enforce internal audits, conduct staff training to prevent fraud, and maintain adequate liquidity buffers. “Together, we can ensure that microfinance continues to play its vital role in fostering inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth”, he said.

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Nukta

@nukta.com.web.brid.gy

5 months ago

Pakistan’s central bank head defends USD buyback from market The head of Pakistan’s central bank has defended the decision to buy US dollars from the local market, saying that without those purchases, the government would have had to lend at high interest rates. The State Bank of Pakistan has been buying the currency from the local market to strengthen foreign exchange reserves and meet its external debt obligations. The central bank usually purchases US dollars from the open market when earnings from exports and remittances are not enough to meet the country’s external obligations — loan payments or import costs. Data shows that SBP purchased $7.7 billion from the currency market in fiscal year 2025, which ended in June. The dollar purchases contributed to an increase in foreign exchange reserves from $9.4 billion in June 2024 to $14.5 billion by the end of the quarter, despite ongoing debt repayments. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad the purchase from the open markets took reserves to “almost five times higher” than the level recorded in January 2023. He added that without this cushion, “the government would have needed to borrow significantly higher amounts – at higher interest rates – to make timely debt repayments”. While the dollar buying spree might have shored up Pakistan’s reserves, it has created a shortage of dollars in the open markets. Exporters have reported difficulties in securing payments for their orders, while travelers are also finding it hard to buy the currency for their trips. Pakistan has already tightened rules for the purchase of US dollars, with the requirement of a valid passport and travel documents to buy the foreign currency. Jameel, in his address to an event, also touched upon the country’s improving macroeconomic stability He said the “difficult, yet necessary” policy and regulatory measures taken in recent years have stabilized the economy. He highlighted that inflation has declined sharply and is projected to remain in the government’s target range of 5 to 7% over the medium term, even after the temporary upward pressure on prices due to the recent floods. Governor Ahmad stated that SBP’s monetary policy and regulatory efforts have been complemented by sustained fiscal consolidation by the government, which has helped contain inflation and improve the external account. He said economic growth is on the path to recovery and expected to accelerate further in the current fiscal year, notwithstanding the temporary expected losses from the recent floods, mainly to the agriculture sector. #### Inclusive growth While Governor Ahmad highlighted the recent economic success, he said sustaining this progress would require inclusive growth which “uplifts communities and secures prosperity for all”. The governor added the SBP sees microfinance as a driver of inclusive growth. He highlighted the central bank’s initiatives to support the microfinance sector, like the revision to the Prudential Regulations for Microfinance Banks and other reforms that removed restrictions on microenterprise lending, dedicated agriculture & livestock loan category, enhanced loan limits up to PKR 5 million for agriculture, microenterprise, and housing loans, and Rs500,000 for general loans. The governor also shared that SBP has launched a Climate Risk Fund under the World Bank-funded Resilient and Accessible Microfinance Project aimed at supporting two million borrowers through liquidity facilities to mitigate the impact of climate shocks. The SBP and the Government of Pakistan have launched a Risk Coverage Scheme for Small Farmers and Underserved Areas that offers 10 percent first-loss coverage and operational incentives to expand lending in primarily underserved regions like Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan. The Governor also urged microfinance institutions to make their risk management practices more efficient, enforce internal audits, conduct staff training to prevent fraud, and maintain adequate liquidity buffers. “Together, we can ensure that microfinance continues to play its vital role in fostering inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth”, he said.

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Brief Nepal

@allstocksinfo.bsky.social

5 months ago

Upcoming FPOs in Nepal: Three microfinance companies set to issue shares soon Three microfinance institutions are preparing to issue their follow-on public offerings (FPOs), marking an important development in Nepal’s financial market.

Three upcoming FPOs are on the way! 📈
#NEPSE #AllStocksInfo #FPOUpdate #Microfinance #NepalShareMarket #InvestmentNews #StockAlert
allstocksinfo.com/upcoming-fpo...

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

5 months ago

Debt Traps: Predatory Microfinance Loans and Exploitation of Cambodia's Indigenous Peoples Although not defined in international law, the term “predatory lending” has been used in different contexts to describe a set of practices that extend credit and collect payments through unfair, deceptive, or abusive means and that disregard a borrower’s ability...

Debt Traps: Predatory Microfinance Loans and Exploitation of Cambodia's Indigenous Peoples
->Human Rights Watch | #IndigenousPeople #Microfinance | More from BigEarthData.ai

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

5 months ago

Cambodia: Microfinance Lending Harming Indigenous Groups Click to expand Image Amret MFI advertisement posted on the wall of the home of a Tampuan Indigenous borrower in Pa Chon Thom village, Ratanakiri, Cambodia, reading: “Amret helps you buy agricultural equipment without having your own money” [left]; “Amret...

Cambodia: Microfinance Lending Harming Indigenous Groups
->Human Rights Watch | #Microfinance #Indigenous | More from BigEarthData.ai

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Jan Kooy

@kooyjan.bsky.social

5 months ago

🚨Did you know that predatory lending by #microfinance institutions in Cambodia is driving land dispossession and human rights abuses against Indigenous communities?

New HRW report, going out on Thursday September 25.

Reporters can DM me for embargoed report, interview requests etc.

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Brief Nepal

@allstocksinfo.bsky.social

5 months ago

Samata Gharelu Laghubitta 10,000 founder shares up for sale: who can apply? Samata Gharelu Laghubitta, a local microfinance institution, has announced the sale of 10,000 founder shares. These shares are currently held by existing

Samata Gharelu Laghubitta, a local microfinance institution, has announced the sale of 10,000 founder shares.
#AllStocksInfo #NEPSE #NepalStocks #Microfinance #InvestSmart #Foundershare
allstocksinfo.com/samata-ghare...

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@luincotonou.bsky.social

5 months ago

Le Luxembourg réaffirme son engagement en faveur de l’inclusion financière au #Bénin à travers son soutien à la Semaine nationale de la #Microfinance. #MASM
@LuxDev
@ada_microfinance. Ensemble, renforçons l’accès aux services financiers durables. youtube.com/watch?v=ezfX...

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