Ethics and Governance of Microfinance Institutions The Banco Compartamos' IPO (A)1 In April 2007, a Mexican Microfinance company stunned the world by issuing shares which were priced at twelve times book value and which were oversubscribed thirteen times! When Carlos Danel and Carlos Labarthe founded their NGO they could not possibly have dreamed that they would be so successful. Compartamos AC was an NGO established in 1990 as a not-for-profit institution to provide microcredit to poor people
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empresas, entre las que destacan bancos, bancos de desarrollo, casas de bolsa, el mercado de valores, compañías de seguros y fianzas, uniones de crédito, SOFOLes, SOFOMes, sociedades de inversión, banca de inversión, grupos de capital privado, venture capital, pensiones y otros servicios complementarios. La parte bancaria del sector se desenvuelve mejor en un ambiente macroeconómico de bajas tasas de interés, inflación controlada y crecimiento sostenido ya que los bancos ganan de poder obtener recursos
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TM Beyond branches Innovations in emerging-market banking A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit www.eiu.com Beyond branches Innovations in emerging-market banking Contents Introduction Innovative financiers A successful formula in Peru Going mobile in India The allure of transfers Profits among the poor Banks extending their reach Riverboat lenders in Brazil Small loans prove profitable in Indonesia Attijariwafa looks south in Africa Betting on savings in Colombia Partnerships
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Microfinance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. Please help improve this article to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. The talk page may contain suggestions. (January 2010) Community-based savings bank in Cambodia. There are a rich variety of financial institutions which serve the poor. Microfinance is the provision of financial services to low-income
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM INTL 1101: GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MR 11:45 AM - 1:25 PM, 310 Behrakis SPRING 2014 INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Name: Dr. Ioannis Livanis Contact info: 617-373-4697 E-mail address: i.livanis@neu.edu Office: 210D Renaissance Park Office hours: Monday 2:00-4:00pm and Thursday 3:00-5:00pm ; and by appointment! TEACHING ASSISTANT INFORMATION Name: E-mail address: Office: Office hours: Course Content: The world is never a boring place
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The Lauder GLobaL business insiGhT reporT 2014 rebalancing the Global economy Lauder-Report-2014.indd 1 12/18/13 12:07 PM Introduction The Lauder GLobaL business insiGhT reporT 2014 rebalancing the Global economy In this special report, students from the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies examine current trends and recent developments shaping today’s global marketplace. The articles cover a wide variety of topics ranging from technology, innovation
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