Ramesh Accusation of Deutsche Bank
Following the publication of the book I have decided to begin a blog to update readers of more recent developments in the murky world of microfinance. Much news, particularly that which challenges the...
View ArticleThe Mouse that Roared – a Response to the Smart Campaign
[This post is in response to a comment posted by Ms. Rhyne of the Smart Campaign on microDINERO regarding my article “Microfinance Awards Itself An Award“] A curious fact about the book is that none of...
View ArticleSilence Interrupted
Larry Reed’s recent press release took me by surprise and flooded my inbox. A fundamental shift has occurred in the sector. Support is emerging from all sides now. The Dutch microfinance investment...
View ArticleDoomsday
…. is probably how Triple Jump described the day the KRO-Reporter documentary came out. In fact the day I received the attached document (Triple Jump/Incofin letter to LAPO March 2010) was Doomsday....
View ArticleCorrupt Microfinance Players attend Conference
The list of confirmed speakers at the forthcoming Capital Markets Conference reads like a summary of the worst offending parties mentioned in my book. Perhaps not surprisingly, I was not invited to the...
View ArticleEnd of Year Microfinance Sector Wrap-up
Another few million clients, new banks emerging daily, relentless spin without much evidence of poverty reduction: I thought I’d provide a light-hearted summary of what’s happened this year in the...
View ArticleMicrofinance, Gender and an Interesting Potential Confrontation
There’s a fascinating, if not slightly obscure conference coming up in Boston shortly. Ominously referred to as “Extreme Inclusion”, it is hosted by the Fletcher School, Tufts University. What...
View ArticleMIBs: Microfinance Investment Barbarians
Private capital to microfinance is mostly channelled through gatekeepers (microfinance investment vehicles – MIVs). Some public capital also flows through these vehicles. On the micro scale the P2Ps...
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Incestuous Relationships, Spin & PR in Microfinance
My friend Beth Rhyne (of Smart, CFI and Accion) recently posted a bizarre article on the CFI blog (i.e. on her blog) in which she pleads for money. The premise is that the infrastructure of the...
View ArticleSmart or Crafty?
Smart Campaign rarely speak in public. They lecture, but dislike questions. This is a rational response given their flawed certification model, which has just managed to praise one of the world’s most...
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