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10.01.2014
New law on crowdfunding
What difference does it make for MicroWorld? MicroWorld will obtain a new regulatory status created by the law, “Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif” (Crowdfunding Intermediary), which ...
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09.15.2014
How data could help financial services for the poor
How data analysis can improve financial services for the poor? Mobile data can be as a solid base to record reliable information on the lives of poor populations . And, when combined with ...
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08.07.2014
Interview with Muhammad Yunus : his vision of social business
You propose another economic model, the "social business", a more balanced way, according to you ... Social business is a model to promote as it combines the purpose of philanthropy to the ...
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07.29.2014
Microinsurance : a complicated demand
It is often said that the lack of understanding of the products and services in microinsurance are the cause of low demand in this sector, however, many other factors can influence the final ...
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07.15.2014
The evolution of BoP market
After ten years of experimentation, the concept of BoP holds its main weakness of the fact that there are not enough economic opportunities, which allows to ask questions about the economic ...
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05.28.2014
The impact of microcredit: new studies
Since then, several studies more or less serious had failed to get everyone to agree on the proven role of microcredit in poverty reduction. However, over the years, feedbacks from users and ...
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04.29.2014
What perception of social entrepreneurship in France?
The perception by the general public Globally, the perception of social entrepreneurship and the mission of the social entrepreneur are more known to the general public in 2013 compared to ...
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04.24.2014
Financial inclusion: a challenge for developing and developed countries
The link between financial inclusion and social inclusion Financial inclusion is a component of social inclusion (population access to basic services such as employment, health, housing or ...
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04.16.2014
How is the French social economy in 2014?
The social economy public interest is growing One in three French has heard of social entrepreneurship, 64% of the social economy. Over 7% compared to 2013. A positive evolution also noted by ...
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04.03.2014
Is lowering the interest rate cap in Africa really beneficial to the development of microfinance?
Therefore, UEMOA has recently reduced the maximum interest rate that microfinance institutions (MFIs) can apply in order to protect consumers. However, this measure does not seem to be without ...