BlueOrchard Private Equity Fund Acquires 20% Stake in Microfinance Holding...
The BlueOrchard Private Equity Fund (BOPE Fund) recently obtained a 20% stake in US-based CHF Development Finance International, a holding company established by development organization CHF...
View ArticleKosher money: Islamic micro finance fails to take centre stage
Inspite of the extraordinary potential of the country, financial institutions in Pakistan are still not taking Islamic micro financing seriously. According to Al Baraka Bank Chief Operating Officer...
View ArticleFarz Foundation, WCMP to work together on Islamic microfinance
The World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists (WCMP) and Pakistan’s Islamic microfinance institution Farz Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The foundation and the WCMP will cooperate...
View ArticleSahulat opens interest-free microfinance unit in Kolkata
Sahulat Microfinance Society launched Sahulat Business Cooperation Group (SBCG), an interest-free microfinance unit at Metiaburz area of Kolkata city on 3rd January. SBCG is member-owned, participatory...
View ArticleIslamic Finance: Opportunity for an inclusive development, Milano, Italy,...
By organizing a one-day conference on Islamic finance and bringing together some of the major players in the field of islamic and ethical finance , Islamic Relief-Italy, in collaboration with ASSAIF,...
View ArticleIslamic Microfinance: A Model for Alleviating Poverty
Islamic microfinance is evolving into an increasingly popular mechanism for alleviating poverty, particularly in developing countries around the world. The Islamic finance industry as a whole is...
View ArticleInterest-free microfinance hope for poor Muslims
The Human Welfare Foundation will now provide loans in the form of interest-free microfinance to the poor across the country including Hyderabad, making microfinance a more humane approach. Besides the...
View ArticleIslamicFinance.de aims to raise USD 2’500 for quarterly running costs
Dear Reader, IslamicFinance.de is privately funded for many years. Now, for the first time, you have the possibility to make a contribution, from one Dollar upwards! The technical details, and the...
View ArticleInterest-free microfinance hope for poor Muslims
It seems that the Human Welfare Foundation will now provide loans in the form of interest-free microfinance to the poor across the country including Hyderabad. Besides interest-free loans, a support...
View ArticleMicroangels and Microequity: The Missing Ingredients of Microfinance
Microfinance has delivered to the poor and unbanked, the availability of micro loans and micro-insurance in exchange for micro-savings. Although its results as a tool to fight against poverty are...
View Articlelnterest Free Microfinance through Cooperatives
The Sahulat Microfinance Society, a National NGO working for the financial inclusion through cooperative based microfinance, will lead a national consultation on “lnterest Free Microfinance through...
View ArticleIslamic microfinance: An instrument for poverty alleviation
Islamic microfinance (IM) continues its development into a very popular mechanism for alleviating poverty, especially in developing countries. The expected growth of the Islamic microfinance industry...
View ArticleProspects and challenges of Islamic microfinance
From the beginning the Islamic non-governmental organisations, cooperatives and microfinance institutions have been encountering numerous challenges. The principal challenge is Funding Islamic...
View ArticleIslamic microfinance curbs poverty – KFH report
According to a recent report by Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Islamic microfinance is a good solution for decreasing poverty. Since it is a combination of economic, social and religious principles, it...
View ArticleYemen to host international workshop on Islamic Microfinance
As Islamic Microfinance gains popularity in Arab countries, AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Finance and Yemen Microfinance Network plan a two-day training workshop on Islamic Microfinance. It will...
View ArticleGlobal Islamic Microfinance Forum to be held in UAE
The date for the Global Islamic Microfinance Forum on Islamic Microfinance is set: 8th December, 2012. Representatives from over 30 countries will gather in the UAE for the forum in order to exchange...
View ArticleGlobal Islamic Microfinance Forum on Dec 8
The Global Islamic Microfinance Forum on Islamic microfinance will be held in the UAE on December 8, in which delegates from more than 30 countries will participate. The forum's purpose is to introduce...
View ArticleMICROCAPITAL BRIEF: 8th Annual Clinton Global Initiative: Commitments to...
The promotion of creativity and innovation to drive change through social investment and the empowerment of women, were the main topics of the 8th Annual Clinton Global Initiative that was concluded on...
View ArticleWhat’s the difference?
You can find out here what are the generally accepted advantages and disadvantages of saving groups in the sector of micro-finance: http://savings-revolution.org/blog/2012/10/4/whats-the-difference.html
View ArticleChallenge of entrepreneurship in GCC
SMEs move from their entrepreneurial phase to a professionally-managed phase. As a result, there is a huge necessity for them to adopt the concept of corporate governance. According to a report by...
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