CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center housed at the World Bank, recently released its survey of financial regulators “Financial Access 2010”.
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Calls on Funders to Join SmartAid 2011, An Index of Microfinance Support Efficacy
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) has recently announced the release of SmartAid 2011, an index that measures and rates the way microfinance funders support microfinance.
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: Non-bank E-Money Issuers: Regulatory Approaches to Protecting Customer Funds; by Michael Tarazi and Paul Breloff; Published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
By Michael Tarazi and Paul Breloff, published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Focus Note 63, July 2010, 12 pages, available at: http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.9.45715/
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Hosts Virtual Conference on Microfinance and Mobile Banking, September 8 and 9
Event Name: CGAP Technology Blog: Microfinance and Mobile Banking
Event Date: September 8 and September 9, 2010, the blog will open from 6:00am to 12:00pm (ET) each day
Event Location: Online
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP Announces Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer Tilman Ehrbeck
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center housed at the World Bank Group, recently announced the appointment of Mr Tilman Ehrbeck as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP Launches Financial Inclusion Regulation Center to House Information on National Regulatory Environments
This week, CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a Washington-based policy and research center, announced the launch of its Financial Inclusion Regulation Center (Regulation Center).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Association of Karnataka Microfinance Institutions, EDA Rural Systems and CGAP Release Report, “Competition and the Role of External Agents: The 2009 delinquency crisis in southern Karnataka”
The Association of Karnataka Microfinance Institutions (AKMI), a community development and advocacy organization in rural Karnataka, India, recently announced the release of an independent report on last year’s delinquency crisis in the region.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP Responds to Criticisms From Dr Sanjay Sinha, Managing Director at Micro-Credit Ratings International (M-CRIL) of India
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center housed at the World Bank Group, recently responded to proposals made by Dr Sanjay Sinha, managing director at Micro-Credit Ratings International (M-CRIL), which were presented in a recent article covered by MicroCapital on July 15, 2010.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Announces 300 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) So Far Registered to Submit Performance Record to “Second Annual Social Performance Reporting Awards” in 2011
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) recently announced that approximately 300 microfinance institutions (MFIs) plan to submit their performance record to the “Second Annual Social Performance Reporting Awards,” an event to take place in 2011 that is being put together by CGAP, the Ford Foundation, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) and the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) to promote transparency of MFIs and display their achievements.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Dr Sanjay Sinha of M-CRIL Takes Issue with CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
Dr Sanjay Sinha, managing director at Micro-Credit Ratings International (M-CRIL), authored an article featured in Microfinance Focus in which he proposed changes to several of the ideas advocated by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center housed at the World Bank Group.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Mr Vijay Mahajan, President of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) and Chairman of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Argues Banks Should Charge Microfinance Institutions Less than 10%
In a recent interview featured on LiveMint, an Indian business newspaper owned by the Wall Street Journal, Mr Vijay Mahajan, President of the Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), a network of 39 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India, argued that “banks should charge less than 10 percent while lending to MFIs.”
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) and Grameen Foundation Virtual Conference: Getting Past the Technology Hurdles at Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)
Event Name: CGAP and Grameen Foundation Virtual Conference: Getting Past the Technology Hurdles at MFIs
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Elizabeth Littlefield, Former CEO of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Confirmed As President and CEO of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
The United States Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama’s nomination of former CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Littlefield, to head the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a US government development organization working in 150 countries with a portfolio of USD 13 billion.
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: 2010 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest is Open for Entries
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) announces that its 2010 microfinance photography contest is open for entries. This year’s contest focus is how microfinance touches the world, and the contest organizers are interested in photographs which reflect how microfinance has impacted the clients it serves or the world.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Releases Eight Microfinance Software Reviews
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center housed at the World Bank Group, has released eight new microfinance institution software reviews.
MICROCAPITAL PAPER WRAP-UP: Microfinance Foreign Exchange Facilities: Performance and Prospects, by David Apgar and Xavier Reille of CGAP
By David Apgar and Xavier Reille, published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), April 2010, 12 pages, available at: http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.9.43712/
“Microfinance Foreign Exchange Facilities,” a paper recently published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), reviews methods microfinance institutions (MFIs) and microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) use to deal with foreign exchange risk. It considers the nascent microfinance hedging market by detailing the operations of The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX), Cygma Corp and MFX Solutions LLC (MFX). It concludes by examining the importance of local-currency markets and additional development of the microfinance hedging market.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP Releases Guide for Microfinance Funders “Performance-Based Agreements: Incorporating Performance-Based Elements into Standard Loan and Grant Agreements”
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center housed at the World Bank Group, recently published a technical guide entitled “Performance-Based Agreements: Incorporating Performance-Based Elements into Standard Loan and Grant Agreements”.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Liechtenstein Development Service (LDS), CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) and The Ford Foundation Co-host the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) 2010 Annual Meeting in Bern, Switzerland, June 28 – July 2, 2010
Event Name: Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) 2010 Annual Meeting
Event Date: June 28 – July 2, 2010
Event Location: Kursaal Bern Congress and Culture Centre, Bern, Switzerland
Event Website: http://www.sptf.info/page/2010-annual-meeting
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