Research commissioned by the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) and carried out by the M-CRIL ratings agency signals a retreat from the claim that there is a verifiable connection between ...

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Each quarter Whole Planet Foundation compiles field metrics from our microfinance partners who are collecting from and disbursing to low-income entrepreneurs living in countries where Whole Foods ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - An initial public offer by India's SKS Microfinance is likely to set the stage for more such offers in the world's largest microlending market, but it has also sparked a debate on ...

Kenya has been urged to adopt Islamic microfinance business models to help lift many families out of poverty and boost financial inclusion of disadvantaged groups in the country. Delegates from 28 ...

Microfinance lending is often lauded as a key tool in reducing poverty at the bottom of the income pyramid. But in Kenya, critics say it has played a part in stoking violent anti-government unrest.

The Microfinance Bill of 2025 is a product of a lawmaking process that has excluded the very communities it claims to protect. This article reflects on a practice that disconnects the law from lived ...