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	<title>The MiFi Report &#187; credit</title>
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		<title>SBP credit guarantee scheme for SMEs&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2010/03/sbp-credit-guarantee-scheme-for-smes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2010/03/sbp-credit-guarantee-scheme-for-smes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI: SBP governor Salim Raza would launch a credit guarantee scheme for small and rural enterprises under the financial inclusion program at a ceremony on March 19.
He will also announce a refinance scheme for small and medium enterprises in NWFP, FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan to enhance flow of credit to SME and agriculture sectors with greater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya: New SME rating tool to ease small firms’ access to credit&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/10/kenya-new-sme-rating-tool-to-ease-small-firms%e2%80%99-access-to-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/10/kenya-new-sme-rating-tool-to-ease-small-firms%e2%80%99-access-to-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>boris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) have lately become the “heart” of the Kenyan banking sector, surpassing the retail market which in the previous years had been a goldmine for most commercial banks.
During the peak season for the retail market, the rate of lending rose and threshold requirements for lending were lowered. Many of the retail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFC will provide $15 million to Brazil’s Banco Triângulo S.A. to help expand credit for micro and small entrepreneurs&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/10/ifc-will-provide-15-million-to-brazil%e2%80%99s-banco-triangulo-s-a-to-help-expand-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/10/ifc-will-provide-15-million-to-brazil%e2%80%99s-banco-triangulo-s-a-to-help-expand-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>boris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brazil's Banco Triangulo S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide $15 million to Brazil’s Banco Triângulo S.A. to help expand credit for micro and small entrepreneurs in the underdeveloped areas of Brazil’s north and northeast.
IFC’s local currency financing will have a five-year tenor, unusually long for midsize Brazilian banks under current market conditions.  This will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Policy Tilting Toward the Less Rich&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/07/economic-policy-tilting-toward-the-less-rich/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/07/economic-policy-tilting-toward-the-less-rich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Korea Times
In an apparent reaction to criticism, the Lee Myung-bak administration has been adopting a series of policies to appease the less well off. But the move has attracted criticism from chaebol and the rich.
Finance-Strategy Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun announced his intention not to cut income and corporate taxes for big business, and then on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lending changes threaten poor&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/07/lending-changes-threaten-poor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/07/lending-changes-threaten-poor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[interest rate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Day
The end of interest-rate caps on pay day lenders will leave low-income earners vulnerable to exploitation.
State-based rate caps that stop lenders charging exorbitant interest are likely to disappear once the Federal Government takes over regulation of consumer credit, raising concern about the impact on low-income borrowers who have no choice but to use high-cost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Proposals pave way for banks to reach rural poor&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/2667/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/2667/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Daily

  Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday proposed amendments
  to the Banking Act to legalize branchless banking and allow the
  Kenya Post office and Savings Bank to trade in the foreign
  exchange market.


  Should the proposals be enacted, The Post Office Bank long
  saddled by laws barring it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microlender Kiva matches individuals with U.S. entrepreneurs who
seek funding&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/microlender-kiva-matches-individuals-with-us-entrepreneurs-whoseek-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/microlender-kiva-matches-individuals-with-us-entrepreneurs-whoseek-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Room Jersey

  SAN FRANCISCO — Microfinance is a big focus in the international
  development world. It&#8217;s the process of getting small loans and
  financial services to the poor and underserved. And it&#8217;s not just
  global institutions like the Grameen Bank that make those loans.
  There are a number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microfinance firm gets Sh254m profit&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/microfinance-firm-gets-sh254m-profit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/microfinance-firm-gets-sh254m-profit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Citizen News

  CRDB Microfinance Services Company made a pretax profit of Sh254
  million last year, an annual report distributed to delegates
  during a micro-lending forum organised by the bank showed.


  The company provided Sh48.5 billion micro loans. The outstanding
  loan portfolio stood at Sh58.8 billion by December 2008, a
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MFIs in Africa face collapse as financial crisis bites&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/mfis-in-africa-face-collapse-as-financial-crisis-bites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/mfis-in-africa-face-collapse-as-financial-crisis-bites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br />]]></description>
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		<title>Citibank Arranges Farm Loan For Microfinance Institution In
Bangladesh&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/citibank-arranges-farm-loan-for-microfinance-institution-inbangladesh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/citibank-arranges-farm-loan-for-microfinance-institution-inbangladesh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gant Daily

  Siddique Islam &#8211; AHN Correspondent

Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) &#8211; Citibank, N.A. Bangladesh has
arranged to raise $21.74 million (BDT 1.50 billion) term loan for a
microfinance institution, according to BURO Bangladesh. The
necessary facility document related to the financing is expected to
be signed soon, officials said in the capital, Dhaka on Sunday. In
compliance with Bangladesh Bank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO’S WHO IN MICROFINANCE: Catherine Quense, ACCION International’s
Interim President and CEO&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/who%e2%80%99s-who-in-microfinance-catherine-quense-accion-international%e2%80%99sinterim-president-and-ceo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/who%e2%80%99s-who-in-microfinance-catherine-quense-accion-international%e2%80%99sinterim-president-and-ceo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microcapital Catherine Quense, ACCION International’s Chief
Administrative Officer and Chief Deputy, will take over as interim
president and CEO, replacing Maria Otero, who has left to join the
Obama Administration as Under Secretary of Global Affairs in the US
State Department. Ms. Quense will direct ACCION in line with its
2008-2011 strategic plan and the key initiatives launched under Ms.
Otero’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CreditRegistry obtains CBN approval-in-principle&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/creditregistry-obtains-cbn-approval-in-principle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/creditregistry-obtains-cbn-approval-in-principle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Day Online
CR Services plc (CreditRegistry), the pioneer and only fully operational credit bureau in Nigeria, has announced that it has obtained Approval-in-Principle (AIP) from the CBN to provide credit bureau services in Nigeria. Since inception in January 2003, CreditRegistry’s focus has been on bringing great value to Nigerian financial institutions, retailers and consumers through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New payment system benefits microfinance clients &amp; improves efficiency&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/new-payment-system-benefits-microfinance-clients-improves-efficiency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/new-payment-system-benefits-microfinance-clients-improves-efficiency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters
World Vision Georgia&#8217;s microfinance organisation CREDO has launched a new type of payment system for clients in Georgia, enabling them to make loan payments at no charge via Payment Machines called &#8216;PayBox&#8217;, located in shops, streets and villages across the country. Designed to increase convenience and save time for clients, the new system also means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting fire with fire&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/fighting-fire-with-fire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/fighting-fire-with-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sun 2 Surf
AMID the furore over loansharks imprisoning borrowers in apartments to enforce repayment and the subsequent clamour for tough government action against these callous moneylenders, three popular myths need to be debunked.
Myth No 1 – A high proportion of those who borrow from loansharks are gamblers. This statement is unlikely to be true. Gamblers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MFBs operators criticise N50bn micro-credit fund as political gimmicks&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/mfbs-operators-criticise-n50bn-micro-credit-fund-as-political-gimmicks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/mfbs-operators-criticise-n50bn-micro-credit-fund-as-political-gimmicks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vanguard 
Operators in the  micro-finance  sector have criticized the N50 billion micro-credit fund set up by the Federal government as a political gimmick as only few microfinance banks have been able to access it.
In separate interviews with Vanguard they called  on the government and the regulatory authority to facilitate  access to  the N50 billion  micro-finance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Road map prepared for micro businesses&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/road-map-prepared-for-micro-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/road-map-prepared-for-micro-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jakarta Post
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is drawing up measures to empower small and micro businesses, including efforts to address problems of limited access to financing.
The measures would be derived from inputs from relevant stakeholders &#8211; small and micro businesses, the banking sector and regulators &#8211; and put together under a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ghana to Host the Applied Microfinance Institute training programme&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/hana-to-host-the-applied-microfinance-institute-training-programme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/hana-to-host-the-applied-microfinance-institute-training-programme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ghana Web
Ghana -based Blackwealth Consulting and MicroSave Consulting based in Kenya will host this year&#8217;s Applied Microfinance Institute (AMI) -Africa, in Ghana, at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Kumasi. This will be the second time that the event will be held in Ghana.
Last year&#8217;s event was held for the first time in Ghana at the Elmina [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MICROCAPITAL STORY: Zurich Bolivia and Microfinance Bank BancoSol To Offer Life Insurance To Bolivian Emigrants&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mifireport.com/2009/06/microcapital-story-zurich-bolivia-and-microfinance-bank-bancosol-to-offer-life-insurance-to-bolivian-emigrants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microcapital
 
Zurich Bolivia, a unit of Zurich Financial Services, and the microfinance bank BancoSol of Bolivia have partnered to offer insurance to Bolivian emigrants in Spain. The insurance comes in four different plans. The first plan, requiring a premium of USD 57, covers 10,000 dollars in case of death due to any cause and the return of the body to Bolivia. The second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank rural finance scheme to help Indian farmers&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON: With a $20 million Bill &#38; Melinda Gates Foundation contribution, the World Bank will establish an Agriculture Finance Support Facility to support the expansion of rural finance in the developing world including India.
In a time of tight credit, the Facility will support grants to bank and non-bank institutions for activities to increase access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU unveils micro-credit plan for small businesses&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS (AFP) — The European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday to free up 100 million euros (142 million dollars) from the EU budget to provide credit to people wanting to set up small businesses.
When supplemented by funds from international financial institutions like the European Investment Bank group, the commission said, around 500 million euros would be [...]]]></description>
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