Sentences with phrase «from microfinance»

He urged residents to demand from microfinance institutions, into which they intend to deposit monies, their license from the Bank of Ghana before undertaking any transactions with them.

Borrowers like Ms. Cruz already have loans from microfinance institutions by the time their pictures are posted on Kiva's Web site.

«It takes 12 hours and a bus to move money from a microfinance institution (MFI) in Lagos to an MFI in the north of Nigeria.»

Not exact matches

Our interview ranged from the future of microfinance to the one - for - one social enterprise business model popularized by Toms» Blake Mycoskie.

And last month, with a microloan from Accion, a nonprofit microfinance organization that works with entrepreneurs around the world, Nuñez bought a drycleaner to expand his wash - and-fold service and add another dependable source of revenue.

GOLD stands out from other peer - to - peer lending or microfinance companies because the company makes decisions almost instantly.

The foundation makes loans to microfinance organizations and packages them as investments that have a fixed term, usually ranging from one to five years, and a fixed interest rate comparable to what investors would get from a CD.

Editor's Note: The son of missionary parents, Mark Lutz is Senior Vice President at Opportunity International, a non-profit microfinance organization, and author of the new book UnPoverty: Rich Lessons from the Working Poor.

According to the aggrieved victims, it is strange that, the opposition leader and his party mounted pressure on government over DKM Microfinance defrauding customers and called for a refund of deposits to the swindled customers, yet failed to demand same from their MP whose bank has gone bankrupt.

«Because it deals with the poor on a unique level, apart from the mainstream financial community, there are no national policies on microfinance, and little direct government support.»

The God is Love Fun Club, along with DKM Microfinance, Little Drops Financial Services, Jaster Motors and Investment Limited, and Care for Humanity Fun Club, took deposits from clients with the promise of huge returns, but they ended up not fulfilling their promises.

His invitation to the August House was influenced by a plea from both sides of the House, especially, by two senior Members whose constituents are bearing the brunt of the collapse of the microfinance institutions, especially, DKM, God Is Love and Justa Motors.

A new study from Habitat for Humanity says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial...

«Mr. Wampah should have resigned a long time ago because the blunder that has hit this microfinance is from BoG (Bank of Ghana),» he stated.

The management of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), has described as insulting the response from the Centre's former CEO to allegations that vehicles meant for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), purchased during her tenure, are wasting away because they were overpriced.

On the microfinance sector, the Governor noted that the regulator is strengthening its licensing requirement to remove unlicensed microfinance institutions from the system.

United Prosperity consolidates the loan amounts from all online lenders and through a locally present Microfinance Institution (MFI).

LendUp cofounder Sasha Orloff says he can teach high - risk borrowers in the U.S. how to be more responsible, and takes his inspiration from Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Prize winner who pioneered microfinance for impoverished entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.

and JJ Ramberg a Stanford MBA, Internet entrepreneur, television reporter and microfinance professional dedicated the site to their mother who passed away from cancer a few years ago.

Part of the problem is that Dyme, who is hoping to transition from a legal career to one in economic development, lacks expertise in microfinance, which is an important qualification for many of the positions to which he's applied.

«Our entities range from those providing core B2B applications for commercial and microfinance banks to those sitting on huge amounts of data in health, renewable energy, last mile logistics, and even human capital,» she said.

In accordance with the promulgated stance, all banks, microfinance entities, payment system operators and service providers are «advised to refrain» from dealing in cryptocurrencies.

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