Kiva founder discusses his new for-profit mobile lending business Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 14 December 2015 ‘The rise of mobile technology made it viable to have a for-profit entity to do lending.’
High interest rates strangling small businesses in Nigeria Published by Adeyeye Joseph on 3 June 2014 Banks and microfinance firms charge prohibitively high interest rates and attach onerous requirements to loans.
Kenyan hotel group sets its sights on domestic tourists Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 28 November 2013 The Kenyan middle class “have time to play golf, go for spa weekends and spend time with family”.
Nigerian banks forced to establish agric desks Published by Staff Writer on 30 May 2011 In an effort to boost lending to the agriculture value chain, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered commercial banks to establish agricultural desks within six months.