The proposed bank will be authorised to accept public deposits, a move the CDF said would reduce microfinance institutions’ reliance on borrowing from commercial banks at comparatively high interest r ...
DHAKA, Jan 9, 2026 (BSS) - The Credit and Development Forum (CDF) has rejected concerns that the proposed Microcredit Bank ...
The Credit and Development Forum (CDF), a national association and network of microfinance institutions, has said the proposed Microcredit Bank will be a social business, strictly regulated by ...
Pakistan is set to take a major step toward improving access to basic banking services, especially in underserved and remote ...
Sector leaders question capital rules, dual regulation and investor influence, while authorities say review is underway for clarity ...
The government of Uganda, through the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), has introduced the Katale Loan, a new financing product aimed at empowering market vendors and small-scale traders with quick, ...
Egypt - Microfinance Enterprise Services – Reefy announced that it has received final approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) for the third issuance under its second securitisation ...
Lovonus Microfinance Bank has preserved its loan portfolio quality despite economic pressure, reflecting a disciplined ...
Once saviours in Bihar, microfinance companies have become engines of debt, trapping families in the very loans meant to save ...
As extreme weather deepens agricultural distress, women excluded from formal credit systems are trapped between microfinance pressure and shrinking livelihoods. Shamal Kate, who has no work in the ...
Microfinance fills a critical funding gap for entrepreneurs who can’t access traditional bank loans. A skilled artisan in Latin America, for example, might not be able to increase output because they ...
United Nations climate talks officially kick off next week. We’re tracking what’s happening in the run-up to the COP30 summit. Today’s newsletter takes you to Sao Paulo, where bankers are meeting to ...