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MIX Market is the #1 source for financial and social performance data on MFIs across the globe.
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To ensure that 175 million of the world's poorest families, especially women of those families, are receiving credit for self-employment and other financial and business services. To help 100 million families rise above the US 1$ per day threshold by 2015.

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Note: OPINION - recently here in the US, both PNC and Wells Fargo banks have launched mobile customer to customer payment products. In addition, peer to peer giving t… Continue

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Jan. 29 -- Erina4Africa -- the European project for all those who are interested in e-Infrastructures, e-Learning, e-Government, e-Health, European-African collaboration -- has just launched its Web site and registration to the community is now open. Erina4Africa aims to provide African and EU policy makers with a detailed analysis of exploitable scenarios of exi… Continue

This is the longest running and largest forum dedicated to those who invest in emerging markets private equity, bringing together the highest concentration of leading investors and fund managers involved in the sector. For full agenda, speaker list and brochure, visit: http://www.peimedia.com/emlon09

“The PEI Emerging Markets conferences are among the most useful and efficient ways to meet the key players and discuss the top issues f… Continue

I don't know how may of you also participate in Tony Perkins' AlwaysOn Network but I just finished viewing the Going Green West '09 Conference videos held in the last few days. Also Powerbeam pinged me because they are in a competition sponsored by Vator.TV, an excellent start up enabling network.