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As Microfinance Struggles, Simple "Guarantees" Keep the System WorkingAs Microfinance Struggles, Simple "Guarantees" Keep the System Working "As Microfinance Struggles, Simple "Guarantees" Bring Hope"

Microfinance is going through a tough time right now. But the laziest form of financial support may be just the tool the fund the most important work.

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Attend a Special Screening of Microfinance Film to Support Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus Movie, To Catch a Dollar, One-Night Only Screenings Thursday

To Catch a Dollar comes to your city for one night only to tell the story of microfinance in the U.S.A.

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Muhammad Yunus, Father of Microfinance, Ousted From Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank Founder and Father of Microfinance, Ousted by Bangladeshi Government

The father of microfinance has been "removed" by his government. But he's not leaving his Nobel Prize-winning Grameen Bank just yet.

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Muhammad Yunus Responds to Microcredit Loan Shark Claims

Muhammad Yunus' latest swipe at for-profit microlending suggests government regulation to restore trust.

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Grameen Bank's Muhammad Yunus Summoned to Court by Bangladesh Government Why Is Bangladesh Going After Grameen Bank and Founder Muhammad Yunus?

The government of Bangladesh appears to be mounting a concerted campaign oust Muhammad Yunus and take over the Grameen Bank.

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Vikram Akula, For-Profit Microfinance Pioneer, Explains the Roots of His Motivation Vikram Akula: The Poor Know How to Help Themselves

Some of the most important lessons I learned about alleviating poverty came from my experience living and working in India’s rural villages....

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Kiva President Says FarmVille Is His Biggest Rival

Should lending money to micro-enterprises around the world be like playing a game? Kiva's CEO wants it to be like playing Farmville on Facebook.

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SKS Microfinance Stock Shares Tumble Just Months After IPO

Shares for the largest microlender in India plunged more than five percent for a second day in a row. Is the open market the place for microfinance?

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Yunus and the Grameen Bank on The Simpsons

Last night, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus appears on The Simpsons. Watch the clips.

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Kiva Announces Microloans for Education

Kiva starts a pilot program of microlending to students in three countries. Its president compares the move to Amazon adding music to its inventory.

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Party: Kiva Is Four Years Old

GOOD has always been a huge supporter of Kiva; we covered them when they were just getting started. Four years later, Kiva has raised almost $100...

The GOOD 100: Microfinance Comes to America

Microlending, U.S.A.America is waking up to the power of "micro." Twitter introduced us to microblogs. President Obama's campaign demonstrated...

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Drop Cows Not Bombs

So, the U.S. military has recently introduced a new preemptive tactic in the war on terror: Giving cows to the widows of Iraqis we've killed....