By Ruth Stewart, Carina van Rooyen, Kelly Dickson, Mabolaeng Majoro and Thea de Wet; Published by Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre);
Funded by the Department for International Development (DFID); 2010; 104 pages; available at http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=FM4Kv2S%2fRyU%3d&tabid=53&mid=2009&language=en-US
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Banks Ask Central Bank of Nigeria for Six More Months to Meet Tightened Licensing Requirements
Microfinance banks in Nigeria have entered negotiations with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend by six months their grace period to operate with provisional licenses [1].
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Rotary to Host Victoria Microcredit Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, March 4 – March 5, 2011
Event Name: Victoria Microcredit Conference
Event Date: March 4 – March 5, 2011
Event Location: Victoria, British Columbia
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Relaxes Rules in Effort to Ease Microfinance Institution (MFI) Liquidity Crunch
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central banking authority, has temporarily relaxed asset classification rules for bank loans to the microfinance sector, allowing commercial banks to classify loans made to microfinance institutions (MFIs) as standard assets. Under the standard guidelines, banks had to classify loans made to MFIs as unsecured assets, which required a higher minimum provision than do standard assets [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MFTransparency Launches Pricing Data Report on India’s Microfinance Industry
MFTransparency, a US-based nongovernmental organization that aims to provide information on credit products and pricing in a clear and uniform fashion, recently released the pricing data report of its Transparent Pricing Initiative in India.
MICROCAPITAL PAPER WRAP-UP: Over-Indebtedness and Microfinance: Constructing an Early Warning Index; by Vivien Kappel, Annette Krauss and Laura Lontzek; published by Center for Microfinance, University of Zurich, responsAbility Social Investments AG, Triodos Bank and Council of Microfinance Equity Funds
By Vivien Kappel, Annette Krauss and Laura Lontzek; published by Center for Microfinance and the University of Zurich, responsAbility Social Investments AG, Triodos Bank and Council of Microfinance Equity Funds; December 2010; 53 pages; available at:?http://www.triodos.com/downloads/276627/over-indebtedness-report-full-st…
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: Is There a Business Case for Small Savers? by Glenn D Westley and Xavier Martin Palomas, published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
By Glenn D Westley and Xavier Martin Palomas, published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) as Occasional Paper 18, September 2010, 23 pages, available at: http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.9.47356/
MICROCAPITAL PAPER WRAP-UP: Do Multiple Financial Services Enhance the Poverty Outreach of Microfinance Institutions?, by Koen Rossel-Cambier, Published by Centre Emile Bernheim and Solvay Brussels School
By Koen Rossel-Cambier, published by Centre Emile Bernheim and Solvay Brussels School, December 2010, 41 pages, available at: http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.rc/1.9.49256/
MICROCAPITAL PAPER WRAP-UP: Building Social Capital Through Microfinance by Benjamin Feigenberg, Erica Field and Rohini Pande
By Benjamin Feigenberg, Erica Field and Rohini Pande,; Harvard Kennedy School Working Paper no. RWP10- 019; available at: http://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/4449105/Feigenberg_BuildingSocial.pdf?sequence=1
Social capital, defined as “features of social organization, such as trust, norms and networks that can improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions”, is built up as a result of repeated interpersonal interactions.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation Releases Updated Microfinance Management Information Software (MIS) Mifos 2.0
The Grameen Foundation, a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that aims to help microfinance institutions (MFIs) replicate the microfinance model of Grameen Bank, has announced the release of Mifos 2.0, the latest version of its management information software (MIS) for microfinance.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: 350 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) Report to Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Social Performance Reporting Awards
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the microfinance data clearinghouse, recently argued that microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world have increased their commitment to transparency in social performance based on a surge in applications to the MIX’s 2010 Social Performance Reporting Awards, which acknowledge openness in reporting.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pledges $500m to Expand Microsavings Over the Next 5 Years Including Grants To World Savings Bank Institute (WSBI), Vodacom Tanzania, ShoreBank International, CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), World Bank and Yale University/Innovations for Poverty Action
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in the US, has pledged USD 500 million over the next five years to expand savings and build a “new financial infrastructure” to bring savings services to the poor.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Grants Transparency Certificates to Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVs) That Adhere to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Standards
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a policy and research center dedicated to enhancing financial access for the world’s poor, has announced its granting of Transparency Certificates to several microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) that are in compliance with its environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidelines for MIVs.
MICROCAPITAL PAPER WRAP-UP: Microfinance and Gender: Is There a Glass Ceiling in Loan Size? By Isabelle Agier and Ariane Szafarz, published by Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Universite Libre de Bruxelles
By Isabelle Agier and Ariane Szafarz, published by Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Universite Libre de Bruxelles, March 2010, 37 pages, available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1573872
MICROCAPITAL PAPER WRAP-UP: Same Game, Different League: What Microfinance Institutions Can Learn From the Large Banks Corporate Governance Debate
By Maria Giovanna Pugliese, published by World Microfinance Forum Geneva, October 2010, 24 pages, available at: http://www.microfinancegateway.org/gm/document-1.9.48253/Same_Game_Diffe…
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: India’s Microfinance Industry on Brink of “Collapse” Due to Credit Freeze in State of Andhra Pradesh
India’s microfinance industry is reportedly on the verge of “collapsing,” according to the UK’s Financial Times newspaper, due to politically-triggered bank freezes on credit in the state of Andhra Pradesh, where outstanding loans reportedly measure USD 2.7 billion distributed to 6.7 million borrowers.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Indian Government Considers Legislation Banning Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) from Making Multiple Loans to Borrowers
Legislators in India are reportedly considering banning microfinance institutions (MFIs) from multiple lending.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Anglican Diocese of Enugu, Nigeria, to Launch Microfinance Bank
Emmanuel Chukwuma, the Anglican bishop of the diocese in Enugu, Nigeria, announced that the diocese will establish a microfinance bank that will employ 80 people and assist community residents who are already engaged in microenterprises.