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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Breaking news: ProCredit exitED Africa!
I am not sure if all of you remember my blogpost “Is ProCredit exiting Africa” in September 2014. Up to today this was my most-read blog which also stirred up many of my former colleagues and bosses at ProCredit Holding … Continue reading
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A US study: Utility and telecom payment data predict loan repayment capacity!
I still remember my times at CGAP when the Technology Team was working with PERC, a research center and advocacy group working on: reducing credit invisibility, ie., “credit invisibles” without credit data are most often rejected by mainstream lenders using … Continue reading
Tanzania, are you ready for Digital Finance PLUS (DF+)?
Everybody wants to be digital finance ready! My last blog on the EIB diagnostic of 7 markets in Africa and their potential readiness to replicate Kenya with its Mpesa story already launched this topic. The same day, CGAP launches its … Continue reading
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Can we have another Mpesa? – a study analyzing 7 African markets
This blog has been long overdue. The European Investment Bank (EIB) together with the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) launched a study in December 2014 on digital financial Services (DFS) in Sub-Saharan Africa, notably Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda … Continue reading
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The European Responsible Investment Fund Survey 2015
In line with my blog on social performance of Microfinance Investment Vehicles: „Practicing what you preach?! Social Performance of 5 social investors“, and the one on the GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network) “Impact Investing Network: an analysis of 300 impact … Continue reading
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