The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based development finance institution, is reviewing a proposal to guarantee loans of EUR 500 million (USD 664 million) to be disbursed by Vnesheconombank (VEB), a development bank owned by the government[…]
Read more...The Minimum Economic Recovery Standards, Second Edition (MERS) hosted a training session in Beirut, Lebanon from June 3-6, 2013. Thirteen participants came from various NGOs and different parts of the country, filled with expectations of how this would help them[…]
Read more...A lot of attention has been given recently to solving the problem of high inactive account rates among branchless banking customers. Big registration numbers are no longer enough to satisfy the donors, who want to see the impact of their[…]
Read more...Claire Horrell The New York Times notes the resurgence of “ability grouping” in US elementary school classrooms: Now ability grouping has re-emerged in classrooms all over the country—a trend that has surprised education experts who believed the outcry had[…]
Read more...By Christopher “Happy” Tan, Grameen Foundation Asia Region CEO Cross-posted from Qualcomm OnQ After the Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA Championship, a Twitter exchange erupted between Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks; and Skip Bayless, sports[…]
Read more...On CGD's Views from the Center, I just reviewed a good report on the coming aid boom in Myanmar. Authors: David Roodman View Profile
Read more...Attention Kiva fans and loyal readers! The Kiva Blog has officially moved from Blogger to the Kiva website. Starting now, there will be no new updates on kivanews.blogspot.com.To get your fix, head over to kivablog.kiva.org, where we'll be publishing more[…]
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Photograph by Mohammad Moniruzzaman,
2009 CGAP Photography Contest Winner