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Microfinance Event: YAO

Apr 21, 2010 No Comments ›› microfinance

YAO-LA Kick Off Event: Come join YAO (Young Ambassadors for Opportunity)’s Los Angeles network of young professionals to learn more about the exciting and effective work of the microfinance initiatives supported by Opportunity International.  We will be meeting at O Hotel in downtown LA for drinks and appetizers and a message from special guest David ...

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Measuring the Impact of Microfinance

Apr 16, 2010 No Comments ›› microfinance

Article on "Measuring the Impact of Microfinance" here

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Article on MSNBC: Big Banks make Big Profit from loans to Poor

Apr 14, 2010 No Comments ›› microfinance

By Neil MacFarquhar In recent years, the idea of giving small loans to poor people became the darling of the development world, hailed as the long elusive formula to propel even the most destitute into better lives. Actors like Natalie Portman and Michael Douglas lent their boldface names to the cause. Muhammad Yunus, ...

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