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  Population 1.88 mln
  
  Population growth 1%
  
  Life expectancy 51 years
  
  Net migration 20,000
  
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  GDP $12.31 bln
  
  - per capita $6,544
  
  - growth rate 5%
  
  FDI, net inflows $-0.03 bln
  
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  Cellphone users 61%
  
  Internet users 5%
  
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Is REDD undermining FLEGT?

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loggingoff.info –

With proper safeguards, FLEGT has the capacity to bring about real improvements in forest governance – but concerns have been raised that this could all be undermined by the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) schemes currently being developed by the UN and the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). This briefing looks at the case of Ghana and concludes that the Ghana experience should alert us to the dangers of rushing REDD processes.This more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Ethiopia, Nigeria get financial boost for clean energy from the Climate Investment Funds

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Ethiopia’s efforts to increase energy efficiency and diversify its hydro-dependent energy mix through renewable energy got a USD 50 million boost from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) committee meetings last week when Ethiopia’s investment plan under the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program for Low Income Countries (SREP) was endorsed in full by CIF committee members. The decision came during the week-long CIF committee meetings in Washington, D.C. from 30 April to 4 May.Ghana presented more...

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D C on May 14, 2012

The Malaysian Microfinance System and a Comparison with the Grameen Bank (Bangladesh) and Bank Perkreditan Rakyat (BPR-Indonesia)

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microfinancegateway.org –

This paper compares the lending systems of subsidized Malaysian MFIs’ with those of unsubsidized MFIs such as Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and People’s Bank (Bank Perkreditan Rakyat/BPR) in Indonesia. Malaysia has implemented microfinance programs since 1987 as a poverty eradication strategy. There are three large MFIs in Malaysia, namely Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), Yayasan Usaha Maju (YUM) and The Economic Fund for National Entrepreneurs Group (TEKUN). Each MFI has its own lending systems and is more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

Are Banks and Microfinance Institutions Natural Partners in Financial Inclusion?

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microsave.org –

This paper explores how Banks and MFIs in partnership can achieve financial inclusion in the long run while working on the business correspondents (BC) model. In 2006, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted banks to use services of third parties as BCs to increase its outreach beyond its branches.This paper identifies banks, BCs, agent network managers (ANMs), customer service points (CSPs) or agents and technology service providers (TSPs) as distinct players in this model. The BC channel more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

Renewable Energy in Mali: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities

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As Mali strives to become an emerging economy, it is focusing on energy sector reforms to support growth and improve quality of life. Renewable energy holds significant potential for scaling up across the country and promises to decrease dependence on fossil fuel imports and reduce forest degradation caused by increasing energy demands.The most relevant priority initiatives have been included in Mali’s SREP investment plan, which calls for expansion of solar photovoltaic (PV), mini-hydro, and more...

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D C on May 14, 2012

Enabling Environment for the Successful Integration of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Global Value Chains

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unescap.org –

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have played an important role in South Asia and are a critical source for employment creation as well as income generation. Accordingly, SMEs occupy an important position in the development strategy for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction. However, SMEs in the subregion typically face considerable resource constraints and currently have limited capabilities to compete effectively in global and regional markets. Recent experience from a wide range more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 14, 2012

The Pursuit of Complete Financial Inclusion: The KGFS Model in India

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microfinancegateway.org –

This paper examines the Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services (KGFS) Model in India built by the Institute for Financial and Management Research (IFMR) Trust on three core operating principles: complete coverage of the population in a focused geographic area, customized client wealth management services, and a broad range of products.The paper studies five separate KGFS institutions working in very different regions of the country which serve a total of 200,000 clients. Some branches of these more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

Realising rights, protecting forests: An alternative vision for reducing deforestation

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rainforestfoundationuk.org –

The Accra Caucus on Forests and Climate Change is a network of southern and northern NGOs representing around 100 civil society and Indigenous Peoples' organizations from 38 countries, formed at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Accra, Ghana in 2008. The Caucus works to place the rights of indigenous and forest communities at the centre of negotiations on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), and to ensure that efforts to more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

Vittana's First 1500 Student Borrowers

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microfinancegateway.org –

This paper highlights the achievements of Vittana, a U.S.-based product development non-profit and capital provider, since its inception in 2008. It discusses Vittana and its partner MFIs’ efforts to demonstrate that student loans are viable. MFIs provide financial services to millions of poor and low-income families. They are well positioned to reach youth who lack resources to complete higher education. But MFIs have done little to tap into this market, discouraged by common misunderstandings more...

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D C on May 03, 2012

MFIs should do responsible finance: What about the rest of us?

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microfinance.cgap.org –

Today all stakeholders demand responsible finance from microfinance institutions (MFIs). But let’s take a step back and examine what the stakeholders do to the MFIs - does their behavior qualify as responsible? How many lenders and funders of MFIs are transparent in their dealings? Many arrangements are opaque and do not make clear the implications of the funds offered to the MFIs. Lending in foreign currency while fully knowing that institutions are incapable of dealing with currency risks, more...

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D C on May 03, 2012

Latest ACP-EU updates: MFN clause, EP committees and SA message to Hollande

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brussels.cta.int –

Despite vocal criticism of the EU, this is tempered by a number of positive notes. The former president of Tanzania, Benjamin William Mkapa, who warns on a weekly basis of the negative effects of the EPAs, emphasised last week that there exists a certain sympathy within the EU for Africa’s concerns, as the European Parliament committees on Development (DEVE) and International Trade (INTA) recently drafted proposals rejecting the proposal for the amendment of Regulation 1528/2007, which provides more...

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CTA Brussels office on May 14, 2012

Too poor to care? The Salience of Aids in Africa

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afrobarometer.org –

Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world that is most severely affected by HIV/AIDS. Yet, surveys of attitudes to AIDS across African countries show that most people do not attach great importance to the issue. Given the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS, this appears paradoxical. This paper argues that the salience of AIDS is low in Africa because many people are too poor to consider the disease important. This means that AIDS is crowded out by other issues – such as poverty, hunger, and more...

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D C on May 08, 2012

Why Do Microfinance Institutions Go Green?

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microfinancegateway.org –

This study attempts to identify why MFIs have recently started looking at environmental impact. It collects data through a quantitative survey of 160 MFIs and qualitative semi-structured interviews of 23 MFI managers. Green MFIs opt for different strategies such as screening loans according to environmental criteria, offering microcredit to support clean technologies, or training their clients on pro-environmental practices. The relevance of a third bottom line is still subject to debate in the more...

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D C on May 02, 2012

Cloud computing & financial services for the poor: Primer & procurement guidance

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microlinks.kdid.org –

This document offers guidance for policy officers, project managers, donors and implementation partners on managing risks in cloud computing. It focuses particularly on microfinance and mobile money (m-money) services, which demonstrate the promise and perils of relying on cloud services.The document outlines a systematic approach to procuring cloud based services and a checklist of issues to consider in concluding a contract for cloud based services. It also discusses regulatory issues raised more...

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D C on February 20, 2012

Savings Constraints and Microenterprise Development: Evidence from a field experiment in Kenya

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econ.ucla.edu –

Does limited access to formal savings services impede business growth in poor countries? To shed light on this question, we randomized access to non-interest-bearing bank accounts among two types of self-employed individuals in rural Kenya: market vendors (who are mostly women) and men working as bicycle-taxi drivers. Despite large withdrawal fees, a substantial share of market women used the accounts, were able to save more, and increased their productive investment and private expenditures.We more...

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D C on May 03, 2012

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