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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Microfinance Gateway Bulletin – 16 January 2013

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news, events, microfinance voices, and latest library additions
 9 Jan - 15 Jan 2013

Welcome

A Risk for the Client Is a Risk for the Institution: Client Protection at Partner MFI in Bosnia

Our series on the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management continues with Category 3: Treat Clients Responsibly. Learn how Partner in Bosnia emerged from an over-indebtedness crisis by putting their clients first.


      Building a House by Anvar Khodzhaniyazov.          CGAP Photo Contest.

Latest in the Library

Managing Risks: How do Poor Households Smooth Their Income and Consumption? (An Examination of Poor Households in Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Sugiyanto, C., Kusumastuti, S.Y. & Donna, D.R.

Microfinance at the Margin: Experimental Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Augsburgy, B., Haas, R.D., Harmgart, H. & Meghir, C.

"We Don't Do Banks": Financial Lives of Families on Public Assistance
O'Brien, R.

Using Credit to Grow Savings: Results from a Mobile Pilot in Kenya
Coffey International Development

Agriculture Value Chain Financing - Regulations
Kumar, R.

Does Microinsurance Help the Poor? Evidence from the Targeted Health Microinsurance Program in Vietnam 2004-2008
Pham, T.T.T. & Pham T.L.

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Announcements

Small Business Financial Services Best Practices Benchmark Publication Now Available (15 Jan 2013)

Advans Pakistan Microfinance Bank Launches Operations in Karachi (11 Jan 2013)

Deadline Extended, Apply Now: HBS-Accion Program on Strategic Leadership for Microfinance (11 Jan 2013)

Call for Proposals to Present at Cracking the Nut 2013: Sustainable Sourcing for Agricultural Supply Chains (10 Jan 2013)

Microinsurance Innovation Facility Newsletter and Emerging Insights Now Available (09 Jan 2013)

Submit Resources to the SPM Resource Library (09 Jan 2013)


     

Upcoming Events

BwB Webinar: Microfinance in the Middle East and North Africa
30 Jan 2013
Bankers without Borders

Webinar 2: Innovative Strategies for Facilitating Vertical Linkages with Very Poor Producers
21 Feb 2013
SEEP (The SEEP Network)

Social Investor Group Meeting
27 Feb 2013, Belgium
Social Performance Task Force & Incofin Investment Management

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Blogs & Opinion

"A Digital Pathway To Financial Inclusion" (15 Jan 2013)

"Scale is still the problem in housing microfinance" (15 Jan 2013)

"Here's how to invest in the Middle East" (14 Jan 2013)

"Looking Back at Trends in Branchless Banking in 2012" (14 Jan 2013)

"Funders Can Give More than Money" (14 Jan 2013)

"The Emerging Global Data Architecture of Branchless Banking" (11 Jan 2013)

"Microfinance in India: Will mobile micropayments take off?" (10 Jan 2013)

"Adventures in Love and Credit Reporting" (10 Jan 2013)

"Getting The Proof To The Top Of The Pile" (10 Jan 2013)

"India Extending Inclusion Through Alternative Customer Identification" (09 Jan 2013)

"Specialized Microfinance: A Loan Program Designed to Help African Farmers" (09 Jan 2013)


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