Publications
In his most recent commentary on the dispute over Grameen Bank , David Bornstein discussed questions that have been raised about microfinance's effectiveness.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: March 25, 2011
Date created: March 25, 2011
Grameen Foundation president Alex Counts discussed the early years of his microfinance career and his views on the industry's future.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: March 17, 2011
Date created: March 17, 2011
Alex Counts, president of Grameen Foundation, joined David Roodman of the Center for Global Development to discuss the ongoing battle for control of Grameen Bank with WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: March 8, 2011
Date created: March 8, 2011
David Edelstein, vice president of Grameen Foundation's technology programs and director of the Grameen Foundation Technology Center, discusses how technology is being harnessed to provide vital information to poor people and strengthen the work of microfinance institutions.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: February 7, 2011
Date created: February 7, 2011
Grameen Foundation president Alex Counts advocates for more transparency about poverty reduction to enable microfinance institutions to better demonstrate their value.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: January 5, 2011
Date created: January 5, 2011
In discussing the Reserve Bank of India's call for banks to continue investing in MFIs in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Reuters highlights a new initiative by Grameen Foundation, Grameen-Uameel and Grameen Capital India.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: December 23, 2010
Date created: December 23, 2010
Alex Counts, Grameen Foundation president, discusses recent attacks against microfinance in Bangladesh.
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Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: December 10, 2010
Date created: December 10, 2010
Jennifer Meehan, Grameen Foundation Asia CEO, speaks to the Financial Times about the need for microfinance to be financially sustainable while staying true to its social mission.
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Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: December 1, 2010
Date created: December 1, 2010
Grameen Foundation president Alex Counts debated SKS' Vikram Akula on profit-making and social performance measurement in microfinance on NPR's Talk of the Nation.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: November 29, 2010
Date created: November 29, 2010
Nigel Biggar, senior advisor in Grameen Foundation's Social Peformance Management Center, discusses why poverty-focused microfinance institutions should rigorously measure both their social and financial performance.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: November 23, 2010
Date created: November 23, 2010