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Development of in-house training capacity

By Anita Campion and John Owens | April 13, 2004 - 12:00am

In order to develop local capacity to continue the MABS technical assistance efforts after the phase out of the USAID-financed technical assistance contractor, MABS and the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines...

Banking

BSP urges banks to help microfinance sector

By Ted P. Torres | November 18, 2003 - 12:00am

For nearly three consecutive years, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has been aggressively pushing for the popularity, development, institutionalization and commercialization of microfinance in the Philippines. Although...

Banking

World microfinance sector largely undeveloped

By Ted P. Torres | November 4, 2003 - 12:00am

Only 10 percent of the potential market for microlending is being reached by the 10,000 microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide. The 10,000 MFIs operating around the world includes the specialized microfinance...

Banking