Since 2005, the candid voice for microfinance and publisher of the monthly MicroCapital Monitor newspaper

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Joined June 2009
And the winner of the €100,000 European Microfinance Award 2023 on ‘Inclusive Finance for Food Security & Nutrition’ is YIKRI (Burkina Faso) Congratulations! #financialinclusion #emw2023 #ema2023
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Not sure what to expect at the SAM week? Check out some feedback from participants at the last SAM in Rwanda in 2021🔗bit.ly/465RPrx 🔶 Reminder: Early bird registrations will close on 15 September, sign up now and save 100 euros ➡bit.ly/3P74Hqn #SAM2023
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Excitement is in the air as we draw closer to European #microfinance Week 2023! 📅 Event Dates: November 15th–17th, 2023 📍 Location: #Luxembourg & Online #RegisterNow and enjoy the exclusive #earlybird rate. Secure your spot at a discounted price!🐦 emw2023.eu/home/begin
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📢Congratulations to Fortune credit from Kenya, Fundación Génesis Empresarial from Guatemala, & Yikri from Burkina Faso - chosen as three finalists for the European #Microfinance Award 2023 on ‘Inclusive Finance for Food Security & Nutrition’. 👉bit.ly/48uE6MU
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Time to register for European #MicrofinanceWeek! Join the key players of the sector and discover the insights and innovations that are shaping the future of inclusive finance. Check out the draft program and register: emw2023.eu
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🧭 LAST CHANCE – the e-MFP #Financial #Inclusion #Compass survey closes Monday, 7th August. 📷 We depend on your insights on financial inclusion - thank you for taking part! 👉bit.ly/47aAiQh
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In partnership with ADA, the Senegalese incubator @Jokkolabs and the #microfinance institution @uimcec support young #entrepreneurs with #financing and business skills. See how Aliou Lo is expanding his fruit and vegetable #farm thanks to the programme: lnkd.in/eS6_Zgus
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🎞 [Vidéo : la SAM expliquée en 3 minutes] 📌 La Semaine africaine de la microfinance (SAM) qui aura lieu du 16 au 20 octobre 2023 à Lomé au Togo approche. Petit rappel en vidéo du concept de la SAM en 3 minutes : youtu.be/QDBSwzU50OI
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The Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme (#SSNUP) carried out a #survey amongst #stakeholders of an @Incofin project which improved the living conditions of cashew nut producers in Burkina Faso to distil lessons learnt 🔗lnkd.in/e578zWAM #development #Feedback
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What are the current #trends and future focus areas in financial inclusion? 👉Let us know in the 6th annual e-MFP Financial Inclusion #Compass survey - now open until 7 August: bit.ly/3p0aZ24 #financialinclusion #inclusivefinance #microfinance #survey #crowdsourcing
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📢 The EMA2023 on ‘Inclusive Finance for Food Security & Nutrition' is now open to #FI organisations that aim to safeguard access to quality and affordable food for vulnerable populations and to increase resilience of sustainable food systems. 👉 bit.ly/3LoeGXY
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🧭The 'Financial Inclusion Compass' crowdsources sector perspectives on the future of #financialinclusion - we’d welcome your input! 👉bit.ly/37yCyXo Survey in 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸 closes 7th June. Thank you! #microfinance #survey #crowdsourcing
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Connect with the key players of the sector and discover the insights and innovations that are shaping the future of inclusive finance. Register now 👉bit.ly/3B3mJRh #emw2021 #microfinance #financialinclusion @FinDevGateway @NextBillion @MicroCapital
As the #SAM2021 Conference concludes, let's appreciate all those who made it a success. The experience was beyond sharing insights for a resilient & inclusive financial sector, but also an occasion to reconnect in person after a long period of virtual meetings due to #COVID19.
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Thanks very much @MicroCapital for announcing @Allianz investment in @FondoHuruma!! We are thrilled to have reached our maximum fundraising target. Now the challenge is on us to improve the lives of 100,000 smallholders! #impinv #impactinvesting #inversiondeimpacto
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SLCM's #artificalintelligence and #machineLearning enabled quality app for agri commodities to ease farmers' and buyers’ assessment of seed quality, says Boston-based news website @MicroCapital... bit.ly/3hPgLNn #slcmgroup
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MT @microcapital: FMO Loans $10m to Bank Respublika to Support #Women, #Youth, $Entrepreneurs Struggling with COVID-19 Pandemic in #Azerbaijan #COVID19 #InvestInWomen ow.ly/OttT30rLoa0
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Read the #microfinance paper wrap-up by @MicroCapital: “Weathering the Storm II: Tales of Survival from Microfinance Crises Past" - joint publication by e-MFP and @CFI_Accion 👉bit.ly/3g72xql #FinancialInclusion #Crisis
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Managing a #microfinance institution during a pandemic is unprecedented. Managing one during a crisis is not. ➡️Let 'Weathering the Storm II: Tales of Survival from microfinance crises past' from @e_MFP & @CFI_Accion be your guide. 👉bit.ly/3vHtMgL #financialinclusion
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