The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus this month may provide a lift to the already rapidly growing field of microfinance, and bring financial services to a ...

As Nigeria’s microfinance sector grapples with macroeconomic volatility, Lovonus Microfinance Bank is choosing a path defined ...

Restructuring the country’s microfinance architecture will gather pace this year, Governor of Bank of Ghana Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama has insisted, urging commercial banks to scale up export finance ...

Microlending was one of the biggest parties in finance in recent years—an era of many parties. A new report out from the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) details how things have ...

May 2 (Reuters) - Microfinance institutions in Africa hope to emulate the success and growth of the industry in Asia, and could offer a lifeline and escape from poverty for millions of people living ...

The Karnataka government, under the stewardship of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has turned the spotlight on Micro Finance ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - An initial public offer by India's SKS Microfinance is likely to set the stage for more such offers in the world's largest microlending market, but it has also sparked a debate on ...

With 47% of Africa's population, and also standing as the continent's biggest oil exporter, Nigeria as a country should have nothing to do with poverty. In fact, she is supposed to be an El Dorado for ...

Advans Nigeria has emerged the winner of the ‘Microfinance Bank of the Year’ prize at the BusinessDay Bank and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards. The organisers stated that the award ...