The National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB), a trade group of 820 microfinance banks (MFBs) in Nigeria, reportedly issued a statement calling for a deadline extension for the implementation of the revised Microfinance Policy Framework, the regulatory guidelines established in August 2011 by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the country’s apex bank.
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ACLEDA Bank of Cambodia to Launch Microfinance Operations in Myanmar in January 2013
In Myanmar, which recently lifted restrictions barring wholly foreign-owned direct investments, ACLEDA Bank Public Limited Company (PLC), a Cambodian commercial bank specializing in microfinance, plans to launch microfinance operations by January 2013.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Estimate: 90% of Nigerian Microfinance Clients Commit Fraud to Obtain Loans
The National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) South West Zone, a chapter of Nigerian trade group NAMB, recently hosted a capacity building program on combatting fraud and forgery committed by staff and management of microfinance banks (MFBs).
MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Analysis of Microfinance Investment Vehicles; Female Microfinance Clients in Pakistan; Life Microinsurance in the Philippines
“The State of Microfinance Investment 2012: MicroRate’s 7th Annual Survey and Analysis of MIVs;” published by MicroRate; October 2012; 17 pages; available at: http://www.microrate.com/downloads/78
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC) to Invest $18m in Equitas Microfinance India, Private Equity Funds Looking to Invest in Indian Microfinance Institutions
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, reportedly has proposed investing INR 1 billion (USD 18.9 million) in Equitas Microfinance India, an Indian microfinance institution (MFI).
MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Microfinance Microscope 2012; Impact of Financial Access in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Economic Opportunities and Financial Outcomes of Microfinance
“Global Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment 2012;” by the Economist Intelligence Unit; published by The Economist; 72 pages; available at: http://www5.iadb.org/mif/en-us/home/knowledge.aspx?idPublication=64206
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: At AFI Global Policy Forum, Bangladesh Bank Governor Endorses Financial Inclusion to Boost GDP
Governor Atiur Rahman of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank and industry regulator in Dhaka, has reportedly called for stakeholders in the global finance sector to adopt financial inclusion strategies as a means to enhance gross domestic product (GDP) amidst a weak financial environment [1].
MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Microfinance and Witch Hunts in India; Poverty Scorecard for Myanmar; Andhra Pradesh Clients Post-Microfinance Crisis
“Strategic Framing Work(s): How Microcredit Loans Facilitate Anti-Witch-Hunt Movements,” by Soma Chaudhuri and Anuradha Chakravarty; published by Mobilization; June 2012; 19 pages; available at: https://vaw.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chaudhuri_2012_micro-credit.pdf
MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Financial Advisors on Sustainable Investing; Risk Management in Microfinance; Supply-Side Financial Inclusion Data
“Gateways to Impact: Industry Survey of Financial Advisors on Sustainable and Impact Investing;” published by Calvert Foundation; June 2012; 14 pages; available at: http://www.gatewaystoimpact.org/images/gatewaystoimpact.pdf
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Risk Forum Presents “4th International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management in a Changing World – Pathways to a Resilient Society” and “Business Continuity through Integrative Risk Management”, August 26 – 31, 2012, Davos, Switzerland
Event Name: Fourth International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management in a Changing World – Pathways to a Resilient Society and Post-conference: Business Continuity through Integrative Risk Management – Prepare for the Unexpected in Times of International Crisis
Event Date: August 26 to August 31, 2012
Event Location: The Davos Congress Centre, Davos, Switzerland
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Sustainable Finance Network Presents “Global Sustainable Finance Conference 2012: ‘Greening Financial Institutions’”, July 5 – 6, 2012, Karlsruhe, Germany
Event Name: Global Sustainable Finance Conference 2012: Greening Financial Institutions
Event Date: July 5 – July 6, 2012
Event Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Reserve Bank of India Extends Deadline for New Provisioning, Asset Classification Norms for Non-Banking Finance Company Microfinance Institutions
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central banking authority, has extended the deadline for non-banking finance company (NBFC) microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India to implement new provisioning and asset classification norms.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to Commit $5.8m in Equity, Loans to Small Microfinance Institutions
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), a state-owned bank, has committed INR 300 million (USD 5.8 million), 30 percent of its microfinance development fund, to small Indian microfinance institutions (MFIs) that have not received commercial funding since the liquidity crisis began in the microfinance sector in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh late in 2010.
MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: MIX Snapshot of Microfinance in Asia, How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation, Impact of Thai Million Baht Village Fund
“2011 Asia Regional Snapshot;” published by the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX); March 2012; 19 pages; available at:
http://www.themix.org/publications/mix-microfinance-world/2012/03/2011-asia-regional-snapshot
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Business Standard Reports on “New Breed” of Small Indian Microfinance Institutions
A recent article in the Business Standard, an Indian financial newspaper, recaps a few highlights of the Indian microfinance industry in the year following the enactment of the Regulation of Moneylending Act in late 2010 in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ING Bank: Global Microfinance Market Expected to Grow 4% to Reach $81b in 2012
According to a March 2012 report, “A Billion to Gain: Dutch Contributions to the Microfinance Sector”, by the economic desk of Dutch ING Bank, the global microfinance market is expected to grow by four percent in 2012 reaching a total equivalent to USD 80.5 billion.
MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Competition, Loan Rates, and Information in Microcredit Markets; Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Snapshot; and Economic Strengthening of the Bottom Billion
“Competition, Loan Rates and Information Dispersion in Microcredit Markets” by G. Baquero, Malika Hamadi, and Andréas Heinen; published by the European School of Management and Technology; November 21, 2011; 58 pages; available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2006485&
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Central Bank of Liberia Launches $2.7m Loan Facility For Microfinance Institutions, Backed By United Nations Development Program
As part of its Liberian Inclusive Financial Sector (LIFS) Project, which is supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has launched a LRD 200 million (USD 2.7 million) “Loan Extension Assistance Facility” (LEAF) economic stimulus initiative which targets Liberian microfinance institutions [1].