Innovative Financing for Development

Microfinance expands access to credit, savings and other financial services for underserved populations, including poor households and micro-entrepreneurs. Key providers include microfinance institutions, specialised NGOs and banks. The EC supports microfinance and capacity development interventions for inclusive finance aim to strengthen local providers; build the financial infrastructure and encourage appropriate regulatory frameworks.

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Blending - Crowd funding - Micro funding - Microfinance - Partnership agreements and twinnings - Pool funds - Trust funds

Microfinace Rural Development in Burkina

José BARO posted Information | 8 July 2011

ONGD REMAR is currently contributing to rural developement in Burkina and other West African countries. www.remar.org We have decided to focus our actions on three main components: (i) Pro-poor access to finance, (ii) Consumer empowerment and capacity building, (iii) Equitable and efficient local...

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Bringing Financial Services to the Poor and Unbanked in Developing Countries

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 17 February 2011

Microfinance stakeholders gathered in Luxemburg recently to promote cooperation amongst Europe-based microfinance bodies operating in developing countries and to discuss how financial inclusion for the world’s poor can be enhanced to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

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Donor Support to the Private Sector Can Work, says Kenyan Entrepreneur

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 17 December 2010

A thriving private sector is essential to long-term sustainable development, but entrepreneurs in developing countries face numerous obstacles, not least accessing the finances to help them realise their business dreams. One successful entrepreneur from Kenya, Africa, states her case.

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Making It, Issue 4: On TrackTo Prosperity? November 2010

UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Organization uploaded a new Document | 25 November 2010

MakingIt_issue4.pdf 6.26 MB

The theme of this – the fourth – issue of Making It: Industry for Development is the challenge facing the world’s 49 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and in particular the importance of strengthening productive capacity. In the keynote article, the UN’s High Representative for LDCs, Cheick Sidi...

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Group: UNIDO Brussels - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Making It, Issue 3: The Policy Choice. July 2010

UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Organization uploaded a new Document | 25 November 2010

MakingIt_issue3_0.pdf 4.57 MB

The theme of this – the third – issue of Making It: Industry for Development is industrial policy. In response to the global economic crisis, governments around the world are desperate to jump-start economic growth. Following the bailouts of the banks and car makers, more recently most of the world...

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Group: UNIDO Brussels - United Nations Industrial Development Organization

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