Article discussing the growing private sector interest in microfinance and recent studies that question some of the common assumptions about microfinance.
Paper on lessons learnt and some common features that are found in effective microinsurance products.
Collaborative effort spearheaded by the SEEP Network to develop standards addressing 'strategies and interventions designed to promote enterprises, employment, and cash flow and asset management among affected enterprises and livelihoods in environments affected by conflict or disaster'.
'This paper attempts to quantify the ill-effects of covariate shocks such as natural disasters on the sustainability of microfinance.'
Mobile application framework for rural developing communities. CAM has been used to track accounts in microfinance schemes and to facilitate local trading.
Website outlining the range of microfinance and village banking programs supported by FINCA, including partnerships with AIG on microinsurance.
Description of three-year program to build a network of locally trained lawyers and government policy makers, enabling them to play a more active role in the microfinance industry.
Online discussion on the utility and feasibility of microfinance for addressing disaster-related recovery needs and risk reduction opportunities.
Website for collaborative, "peer-to-peer" lending and borrowing within social netorks.
Collection of online resources for the microfinance industry.
