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The Maya Declaration: A New Blueprint for Financial Inclusion (21 May 2012)

Presenting a global initiative to promote national financial inclusion commitments.

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Global Findex: 5 Insights from the New Financial Inclusion Database (01 May 2012)

Presenting key findings to help inform financial inclusion strategies.

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Microfinance Training Round-Up (17 Apr 2012)

Looking to sharpen your skills or jump start your microfinance career? Don't miss these upcoming training opportunities.

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Making Your Employees Your Strongest Link (02 Apr 2012)

5 steps to maximizing an MFI's biggest asset.

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Does Microfinance Work? (20 Mar 2012)

Reviewing the response to "Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance," a new book by David Roodman.

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Product Development for Microfinance Part 4: The AppLab's sustainable product development process (27 Feb 2012)

A close look at the product development process used by Grameen Foundation's AppLab in Uganda.

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Product Development for Microfinance Part 3: Innovation in India (17 Feb 2012)

IFMR's KGFS model rethinks what it means to provide financial services to the poor.

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Product Development for Microfinance Part 2: Guiding principles of market research (13 Feb 2012)

The second article in our series on developing client-oriented products.

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Product Development for Microfinance Part 1: Three models for sourcing client insights (06 Feb 2012)

From laundry detergent to financial services, successful product design begins with understanding what people want.

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Don’t Panic…Prepare! 4 Steps to Disaster Preparedness and What to do when Disaster Strikes (31 Jan 2012)

The Gateway launches new resource on Disaster Management.

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Calling all Stakeholders: How to Prevent Over-indebtedness (18 Jan 2012)

Outcomes of the virtual conference on multiple borrowing and over-indebtedness.

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We Asked, You Responded, We Listened (09 Jan 2012)

Results from our 2011 user survey and the Gateway's plans for 2012.

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Microfinance Gateway Year in Review (19 Dec 2011)

As 2011 comes to a close, the Gateway takes a look at the year’s most popular content.

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Measuring Financial Inclusion: How will we know when we've succeeded? (29 Nov 2011)

Peru demonstrates the power of financial inclusion indicators to measure and understand financial access.

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Postcard from Spain: The 2011 Global Microcredit Summit (20 Nov 2011)

The Microcredit Summit Campaign's "7 steps for recovering the soul of microfinance."

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Expecting the Unexpected with Microinsurance (07 Nov 2011)

Microinsurance experts examine the pressing challenges to delivering microinsurance to the poor.

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Happy World Savings Day! (31 Oct 2011)

October 31 is World Savings Day. To celebrate, we're highlighting some of our favorite resources on savings.

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Beyond Numbers: Uncovering the "Why?" (12 Oct 2011)

Balancing quantitative and qualitative research to help understand why certain development programs succeed (or fail)

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Unbanked in America (28 Sep 2011)

Five things you didn't know about microfinance in the US

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Escaping the Debt Trap in Bosnia (13 Sep 2011)

A consumer counseling center offers debt mediation and financial education

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