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Microfinance
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Microfinance
Any mode of finance designed to provide low-income individuals with the means to become self-sufficient.  Microfinance institutions issue small loans to those marginalized from normal modes of finance with the intention of helping the poor prosper by allowing them to save or borrow money. See: Microcredit


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There is a direct correlation between the success of a microfinance institution and the training provided to its staff.
IFC mentored senior Bai-Tushum managers in strategic and business planning before the company's successful transition to a closed joint-stock microfinance institution, with foreign equity participation.
Our activities started in France 17 years ago through Adie, the French microfinance institution.
 
 
 
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