Sentences with phrase «international microcredit»

As Congress considers legislation to renew international microcredit assistance, the president should raise our investment to $ 500 million in annual aid from the current $ 150 million.

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This year, a series of randomized control trials found that microcredit — the extension of small loans to the poor — brings little lasting benefit to loan recipients, a deflating finding that the international development community is «still trying to digest,» he says.