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Lanka Microfinance Practitioner Association (LMPA)
Lanka Microfinance Practitioner Association (LMPA) is the national network of microfinance practitioners. Established in 2006 with the help of GTZ PROMIS and PLAN Sri Lanka, LMPA is now registered as a non-profit company under the Companies Act no7 of 2007of Sri Lanka .
LMPA envisages (through its vision) the development of microfinance in Sri Lanka, in which members promote the provision of financial and allied services to great numbers of poor people in an effective and sustainable manner, and such services are delivered with the highest standards of excellence in governance, integrity, and stewardship. To achieve this end the mission is to build the capacity of institutions engaged in microfinance to serve poor communities in a viable and sustainable manner.
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The Microfinance Gateway
The Microfinance Gateway is a collaboration between CGAP (the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) and ELDIS, a well known development gateway (based at the Institute of Development Studies, U.K.). Its objective is to be a one stop microfinance information hub, providing a forum for practitioners, NGOs, Donors, and others to learn about microfinance topics and to share their knowledge.The site has been completely revamped and now includes three parts: "Industry Services" which links to several resources centers, "Highlights" which provides either new approaches or viewpoints and "The Library" which includes more than 2,000 reviewed documents. |
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CGAP
CGAP, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, is a multi donor effort to address poverty through the support and promotion of microfinance programs. This website is part of CGAP's effort to disseminate lessons learned on best practice in the field of microfinance.The site has been recently revamped and redesigned with a much clearer and richer content. |
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The MIX MARKET
The MIX MARKET ™ is a global, web-based, microfinance information platform. It provides information to sector actors and the public at large on microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide, public and private funds that invest in microfinance, MFI networks, raters/external evaluators, advisory firms, and governmental and regulatory agencies. The MIX Market seeks to develop a transparent information market to link MFIs worldwide with Investors and Donors and promote greater investment and information flows. |
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GTZ
GTZ is a German government-owned corporation with international operations. It implements commissions for the German federal government and other national and international, public and private-sector clients. It furthers political, economic, ecological and social development worldwide, and so improves people’s living conditions. It provides services that support complex development and reform processes. |
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ACCION International
ACCION International is a nonprofit that fights poverty through microlending. |
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PlaNet Finance
PlaNet Finance supports organisations that provide financial support to the world's poorest. Our direct clients are microfinance institutions and other organisations that provide banking services for the poor and the very poor. |
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M-CRIL
M-CRIL is a microfinance rating agency with over 275 ratings and assessments of MFIs across 13 countries. M-Cril facilitate the delivery of microfinance services by minimizing information asymmetry and mitigating the limitations caused by lack of exposure between commercial investors and banks, on the one hand, and microfinance institutions, on the other. Their Services comprise: Credit Assessment/Ratings of Microfinance Institutions, Microfinance Product Development, International Best Practices Advisory Services, Sectoral Research & Advisory Services, Evaluation of Financial Mgmt & Internal Control Systems and Microfinance Sector Studies.
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The Development Gateway
The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations and individuals build partnerships, share ideas and work together to reduce poverty. The Microfinance portal contains articles, case studies, directories, events, tools and more. |
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Banking With The Poor
The Banking with the Poor (BWTP) Network arose out of the Banking with the Poor project of the Foundation for Development Cooperation. An independent, nonprofit organization based in Brisbane, Australia, the Foundation aims to strengthen international cooperation and development, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. The Banking with the Poor project has the following specific aims: to explore, demonstrate and publicize the potential for increased access to credit for the poor on a sound commercial basis, and to establish linkages between commercial banks, non-government organizations (NGOs), and self-help groups (SHGs) in poor communities |
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Grameen – Banking for the poor
The origin of Grameen Bank can be traced back to 1976 when Professor Muhammad Yunus, Head of the Rural Economics Program at the University of Chittagong, launched an action research project to examine the possibility of designing a credit delivery system to provide banking services targeted at the rural poor. The Bank has the broad objective to promote the establishment of accessible and sustainable information on small enterprise in Bangladesh. The website includes links and news. |
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BRAC
BRAC has been operating Microfinance program since 1978. Its comprehensive approach combines Microfinance under BRAC's Economic Development programme with Health, Education and other Social Development programmes, linking all the programmes strategically to counter poverty through livelihood generation and protection. |
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ASA (Association for Social Advancement)
Main challenges included attaining market penetration through communication and trust To focus on income generation through the extension of loans and savings products to micro-entreprenuers including women. ASA has been providing technical services to MFIs in several countries of the world. ASA's cost effective Sustainable Microfinance Model is implementing in Philippines, Nigeria, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Jordan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Peru, etc. |
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Microfinance in Uzbekistan
This web-site was developed and is operated by the Uzbekistan Development Gateway Project team with support from the UNDP Sustainable Income Generation Project. Beside containing specific information on Microfinance in Uzbekistan it also informs about Microfinance in general. |
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FAO Rural Finance Homepage
The principal activity of the Rural Finance Group in FAO is that of advice on policies and procedures which facilitate building viable financial institutions serving all sectors of rural populations. |
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Global Envision
This website is dedicated to fostering discussion on one of the defining trends of our time - globalization and the spread of more open markets. These immense forces are changing the lives of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. But are these changes good or bad? And what do they really mean for the day-to-day life of a farmer in Honduras, a factory worker in Indonesia, or a small-business owner in Nigeria?
The site also includes a recommendable library of publications on Microfinance. |
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The World Bank
To have a World Bank webpage specifically devoted to microfinance is a tribute to the growing recognition of the importance of the subject. However the content of the site shows clearly what the new emphasis is going to be ie "the current challenge of small and medium scale enterprise (SME) development is to build on the success of microfinance, establishing good practices for SME financing and for the provision of non-financial services to SMEs". An excellent and very rich site. Do not miss the section on Policies and Guidelines. |
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UNDP
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
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The Global Development Reserch Center |
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GDRC
Defined as being a repositery of information on alternative, non conventional financial systems and the informal credit markets, the Virtual Library on Microcredit (ex-Informal Credit Homepage) is a "Must" with regards to microcredit and microenterprises |
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ENTERWeb - The Enterprise Development Web Site
ENTERWeb is an annotated meta-index and information clearinghouse on enterprise development, business, finance, international trade and the economy in this new age of cyberspace and globalization.The main focus is on micro, small and medium scale enterprises, cooperatives, community economic development, both in developed and developing countries |
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