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2010 Annual Conference and General Assembly
from 05/10/2010 to 09/10/2010
Accra, Ghana
From October 5th to 9th, 2010, the Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN) will organize its 9th Annual Conference on the theme "Access to Financial Services: Reaching the Poor and Excluded"....
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Savings
Historically, MFIs have offered mainly credit to a relatively narrow range of microentrepreneurs whose income hovers near their country's poverty line. Today, there is growing recognition that not all low income people are necessarily entrepreneurs, but all people need and use a variety of financial services, including savings.
Just like everyone else, poor people need a wide range of financial services that are convenient, flexible, and reasonably priced. Access to savings, money transfers, and insurance are all needed. The challenge is to understand and meet this demand among increasingly poor and remote populations.
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Financial Services for the Rural Poor (Donor Brief No. 15)
Pearce, D., Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, 2003 What can donors do to improve access to financial services for the poor in rural areas?
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Savings Services for the Poor - An Old Need and A New Opportunity for MFIs in India 2008, Kapoor, S.
This MicroSave India Focus note focuses on the business correspondent model of savings.
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Savings Banks and the Double Bottom-line: A Profitable and Accessible Model of Finance
Peachey, S., World Savings Banks Institute, European Savings Bank Group (ESBG), 2006 A study commissioned by World Savings Banks Institute for the World Bank and Brookings Institute’s global conference "Access to Finance: Building Inclusive Financial Systems", Washington, D.C., May 2006.
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MicroSave Toolkit: Planning, Conducting, and Monitoring Pilot-Tests — Savings
MicroSave, MicroSave, 2004 Why is it important for an MFI to enhance the pilot-testing process and improve product development?
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Asset-Building for Microenterprise through Matched Savings in Low-Income Countries
Schreiner, M., Center for Social Development, Washington University, 2004 Can Individual Development Accounts help the self-employed poor in low-income countries build assets?
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