Providing credit in Kenya: What we can learn from this microfinance company Published by Kate Douglas on 5 December 2017 For the vast majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa, a traditional bank loan is simply not an option.
Meet the Boss: Amsalu Alemayehu, CEO, Wasasa Microfinance (Ethiopia) Published by Kate Douglas on 23 November 2017 ‘I don’t relax much.’
Meet the Boss: Stanley Munyao, CEO, Musoni Kenya Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 14 September 2017 ‘I set a target for myself to be a CEO in 10 years and I have been able to achieve that despite slight barriers.’
Loans to women is smart economics Published by Zipporah Musau on 7 July 2015 Table banking may not be a complex financial concept, but it is making a difference in the lives of thousands of women in rural Kenya.
The story of Best Ayiorwoth: Starting a microfinance business at age 19 Published by Kate Douglas on 29 January 2014 When a young Ugandan orphan had to cut short her high school education, she swore she would take a stand. And she did.
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”.
Microfinance in Africa – a call for greater transparency Published by Dolapo Adejuyigbe on 28 March 2011 The microfinance world has lately been receiving a series of negative PR, including the recent squabble in Bangladesh involving the Nobel Prize Laureate, Muhammad Yunus.
Making financial services work in rural Tanzania Published by Mark Napier on 3 September 2010 Mbinga Community Bank is a small microfinance bank in a remote part of Tanzania, but Mbinga District’s geography is only one of the bank’s operating challenges.
Banking on Kenya’s women Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 2 August 2010 When a group of ambitious professional women set up the Kenya Women Finance Trust in 1981, they had no idea that it would one day grow into a financial services giant.
Africa’s top microfinance stock pick? Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 29 June 2010 Imara Africa Securities believes that operating in the continent’s microfinance industry can be sustainably profitable, if the business is managed correctly