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05.14.2014
MENA: expanding financial inclusion via the operability of mobile money services
Collectively, these operators account for 582 million mobile connections across 48 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It is estimated that 2.5 billion people in lower to middle income ...
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04.10.2014
Al Majmoua becomes the first MIX S.T.A.R. MFI in MENA region
Yesterday, MIX congratulated the Lebanese Association for Development - Al Majmoua for its commitment to being socially transparent and responsible. They recognized Al Majmoua for completing MIX’s ...
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02.11.2014
Al Majmoua's non financial services for women
Financial education and vocational training As part of its non-financial services, Al Majmoua’s Business Support Services Unit regularly offers Financial Education and vocational trainings to ...
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09.09.2013
Morocco: 100 new mobile counters in favor of microfinance associations
The "financial services", with an overall budget of $ 44.2 million, is intended to have a positive impact on poverty reduction and financial inclusion of rural populations through the support of ...
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09.02.2013
Muhammad Yunus will visit the University of New Hampshire for « Social Business Innovation Challenge »
Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, Muhammad Yunus, pioneer of the microfinance industry will speak at the University of New Hampshire next month. The campus located in Durham will host the microfinance ...
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08.28.2013
Access to microfinance for Moroccan youth
Two new projects to support entrepreneurship and access to microfinance for the benefit of disadvantaged young Moroccans were signed last month. These donations of 11.01 million us dollars are ...
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08.21.2013
Mobile banking: between continued growth and operational barriers
For banks and microfinance institutions, rely on the mobile telephony is an opportunity to reduce the costs of operations or to implement a scalable low cost structure. This is the kind of new ...
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07.19.2013
|The First MasterCard Foundation Symposium on Financial Inclusion begins !
Organized by the MasterCard Foundation, the first annual symposium on financial inclusion will be held on July 19th and 20th in Turin, Italy, and will be chaired by Resta Roy, President and CEO ...
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07.01.2013
|Launch of the 2013 Photo Contest by CGAP !
If you love taking pictures, travel around the world... here's a challenge that will suit you well ! From now on and until October 2nd, you can participate to the photo contest organized by the ...
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06.14.2013
The 6th edition of the Global Convergence Forum starts soon!
This event is an opportunity for all actors to discuss the future goals of the Millennium Development. These goals constitute a blueprint agreed by all countries of the world and many global ...
"The microfinance revolution is now"
Jacques Attali, President of PlaNet Finance
Jacques Attali, President of PlaNet Finance
