June 10, 2010 - Grameen Foundation today released a new report that takes a fresh look at recent studies on microfinance’s effectiveness in alleviating poverty. Titled, Measuring the Impact of Microfinance: Taking Another Look, it notes that studies have shown that microfinance helps po
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Offers Recommendations to Help Microfinance Institutions and Clients
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Will Help Lead Efforts to Expand Access to Microfinance and Technology
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Grameen Foundation today announced a new private-public partnership to support local currency financing to microfinance institutions...
Report Is First in a New Series Profiling Innovative Uses of the PPI
Grameen Foundation Develops Standards to Strengthen Use of the Progress out of Poverty Index™ (PPI™)
NGO to Certify PPI Users Who Comply with New Standards for Using the Poverty Assessment Tool
Incofin Investment Management, Fairtrade International and Grameen Foundation partner on international investment fund with first US$1.3m (€1m) investment from Starbucks
April 19, 2010 - High interest rates have always been a contentious issue in the microfinance industry, with some calling for government-imposed caps.
On Tuesday, October 27, Grameen Foundation will launch a new online awareness campaign – the Ingenuity Fund.
May 2, 2011 - Grameen Foundation’s Bankers without Borders® initiative and the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) today announced a new collaboration to support micro
Will Offer $8 Million Guarantee Pool to Support Financing from Local Banks
NEW YORK, April 20, 2012 – Last night, Grameen Foundation bestowed its Humanitarian Award on Qualcomm Incorporated’s Wireless Reach™ initiative for the company’s dedication to creating business opportunities based on mobile phones for underserved communities globally.
Five years after a devastating tsunami swept through Indonesia, more than 16,000 women in Banda Aceh, the region closest to the tsunami's epicenter, have built new lives for their families with support from Grameen Foundation.
Ayudará a los esfuerzos para ampliar el acceso a las microfinanzas y la tecnología