Microfinance Gateway, an online resource for the global microfinance community, and a service of CGAP, has announced that it has revamped its website, creating a new look, improved navigation and new interactive features. The site will have an interactive library of over 7,000 microfinance documents with ratings and reviews, a job board with the capacity to post jobs or receive emails about jobs, an interactive event calendar, daily news, announcements, blogs, and comment boards.
There will also be:
- More training resources
- The ability to review and rate Library Documents and comment on News and Microfinance Voices (formerly called Highlights)
- New Hot Topic pages for Investment, Rural and Agricultural Finance, Social Performance, Micro-insurance, and Savings
- Featured Events, Organizations, and Library Publications
To view a slide show concerning the re-launch, click here.
During the transition period, the current site will be limiting user contributions and certain functions will be disabled. For more information contact: webmaster@microfinancegateway.org.
The Microfinance Gateway is a platform for, of, and by the entire microfinance industry. The website is provided as a service of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a consortium of 33 donors who support microfinance. Housed at the World Bank, CGAP provides market intelligence, promotes standards, develops innovative solutions and offers advisory services to governments, microfinance providers, donors, and investors. For the year ending June 2009 CGAP’s projected donor contributions amounted to USD 19.1 million and expenses were estimated at USD 21.6 million.
By Laura Anderson, Research Associate
Additional Resources:
Microfinance Gateway: Home, Re-Launch Slide Show
CGAP: Home
World Bank: Home
CGAP Strategic Directions 2008-2013: Building Local Financial Systems That Work for the Poor: Equity and Efficiency
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