Researchers say a program combining small loans, training and peer support helped female sex workers reduce health risks and gain financial stability.

Microfinance is a powerful tool that the poor can use to inch their way out of poverty by taking advantage of new opportunities and better managing the sufferings they face. Designed well, ...

The San Francisco company, the charitable giving arm of Charles Schwab Corp., said in launching its microfinance guarantee program last week that it that lets donors set aside a portion of their ...

BlueOrchard Finance, a Switzerland-based impact investment manager, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have entered a $50 million risk-sharing agreement for microfinance coverage in ADB’s developing ...

In the first year of the Schwab Charitable Microfinance Guarantee Program, donors set aside $10-million from their gift funds to guarantee small loans to poor entrepreneurs in developing countries. As ...

Toronto, ON, May 14, 2008 – The MasterCard Foundation launched its Scholars Program today by awarding grants totaling $600,000 to six leading microfinance training institutes. The program will fund ...

The FINANCIAL — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide an additional $50 million in assistance for a successful microfinance program which is supporting growth and employment opportunities for ...