The idea behind microloans and microcredit is to finance small businesses operated by the poor and which provides individuals, families and communities with a means to become self-sufficient.

Almost half the worlds population live in poverty. When asked, "What can we do to help?" select individuals and groups started provided small loans --often less than a $100--to entrepreneurs too ...

Rural-focused microfinance firm Sindhuja Microcredit announced the raising of USD 14.5 million (INR 120 crore) in a Series C ...

In the past villagers relied on credit from local lenders, often taken with high interest. But this practice has changed with the entry of microcredit. There are at least three microfinance ...

Muhammad Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit to help the poor, is being tried on charges of corruption and violating labor laws.

A leading entrepreneurship organisation in the country, Tova Africa, has launched a microcredit financial institution, Tovacredit Limited, to empower Nigerians, especially indigent women ...

Once fully operational, the 300-km-long Interoceanic Corridor across Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec is expected to complement the Panama Canal and transport goods representing 1% of global GDP. One ...

Information about NGO Ekta in . Information includes address, contact details like phone numbers, email address, contact person and directions to the location of NGO Ekta. Medindia's NGO list has ...

Information about NGO Medhavi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Information includes address, contact details like phone numbers, email address, contact person and directions to the location of NGO Medhavi ...

Martin Holtmann, IFC’s country manager for Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal, has said that microfinance has been an important ...

Interview with Dr Kalpana Sankar, Chairperson and Managing Trustee, Hand in Hand IndiaQ. What led to the pivot from Nuclear ...