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		<title>Industry Mobilizes to Prevent Over-indebtedness in Push for Responsible Finance, CGAP</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/industry-mobilizes-to-prevent-over-indebtedness-in-push-for-responsible-finance-cgap-51868/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, October 13, 2011  -

The microfinance industry is stepping up its efforts around responsible finance, including consumer protection measures and efforts to prevent over-indebtedness, according to CGAP, the global industry body dedicated to advancing financial access for the world&#8217;s poor. The drive for rapid growth of microfinance into new markets is being accompanied by ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/industry-mobilizes-to-prevent-over-indebtedness-in-push-for-responsible-finance-cgap-51868/">Industry Mobilizes to Prevent Over-indebtedness in Push for Responsible Finance, CGAP</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan a Proving Ground for Innovations in Mobile and Agent Banking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, October 11, 2011  -


Financial services have traditionally been out of the reach of people in poor and remote areas in Pakistan.  Now a number of developments are turning the country into a virtual laboratory for innovations that promise an end to this financial exclusion.  Both the government and the private sector are making .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/pakistan-a-proving-ground-for-innovations-in-mobile-and-agent-banking-51721/">Pakistan a Proving Ground for Innovations in Mobile and Agent Banking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest Winners Announced</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-microfinance-photography-contest-winners-announced-46525/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 14, 2011  -

First prize in the 2010 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest
goes to Mohammed Rakibul Hasan for &#8220;The Tannery Industry.&#8221; Hasan
took the photograph, in which hundreds of hides turn golden in the
sun, in his hometown of Dhaka, Bangladesh, where there are many
small tanneries. This is the third time Hasan has been a finalist
in ... <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-microfinance-photography-contest-winners-announced-46525/">Read more : CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest Winners Announced</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CGAP Concerned About Efforts to Remove Nobel Prize Winner Yunus from Grameen Bank</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, March 4, 2011  - CGAP today released the following statement from Tilman Ehrbeck, CGAP
CEO, and Vijay Mahajan, Chair of CGAP&#39;s board, on the efforts to remove Nobel
Prize winner Muhammad Yunus as Managing Director of Grameen Bank:

    &#34;We are deeply concerned by the campaign of the past few months and
recent legal .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-concerned-about-efforts-to-remove-nobel-prize-winner-yunus-from-grameen-bank-42336/">CGAP Concerned About Efforts to Remove Nobel Prize Winner Yunus from Grameen Bank</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Microfinance Models Must Evolve to Support Healthy Outreach and Development of a Broad Range of Financial Services, CGAP</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/microfinance-models-must-evolve-to-support-healthy-outreach-and-development-of-a-broad-range-of-financial-services-cgap-39060/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crisis in Andhra Pradesh highlights importance of effective controls
WASHINGTON, December 9, 2010  - In the midst of the microfinance crisis in the Indian State of Andhra
Pradesh, CGAP CEO Tilman Ehrbeck has called for the microfinance delivery
model to evolve to support healthy growth and the development of a broad
range of products and services that poor ... <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/microfinance-models-must-evolve-to-support-healthy-outreach-and-development-of-a-broad-range-of-financial-services-cgap-39060/">Read : Microfinance Models Must Evolve to Support Healthy Outreach and Development of a Broad Range of Financial Services, CGAP</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CGAP Drives Expansion of Mobile Banking to Reach the World&apos;s Poorest People</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-drives-expansion-of-mobile-banking-to-reach-the-worlds-poorest-people-38062/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, November 16, 2010  - Ground-breaking mobile and agent banking programs have enabled poor
people from Kenya to the Philippines to access financial services for the
first time. CGAP today announced a further 3-year commitment to take this
innovative approach to millions more around the world.

    The Bill &#38; Melinda Gates Foundation is providing ... Original article on  : <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-drives-expansion-of-mobile-banking-to-reach-the-worlds-poorest-people-38062/">CGAP Drives Expansion of Mobile Banking to Reach the World&apos;s Poorest People</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IPO Represents A Critical Transition for Microfinance, CGAP</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/ipo-represents-a-critical-transition-for-microfinance-cgap-35643/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, September 29, 2010  - The initial public offering (IPO) of Indian microfinance lender SKS marks
a critical transition for microfinance, say the authors of a new CGAP paper,
&#34;Indian Microfinance Goes Public: The SKS Initial Public Offering,&#34;
(www.cgap.org/gm/document-1.9.47613/FN65.pdf) because it proves that
accessing capital markets is a viable proposition for microfinance
institutions.

    Microfinance, which is ... Original article on  : <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/ipo-represents-a-critical-transition-for-microfinance-cgap-35643/">IPO Represents A Critical Transition for Microfinance, CGAP</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tilman Ehrbeck Named as New CEO of CGAP</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/tilman-ehrbeck-named-as-new-ceo-of-cgap-33909/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010  - CGAP today announced that Tilman Ehrbeck will be its new CEO. Ehrbeck, a
Partner at McKinsey &#38; Company, will succeed Elizabeth Littlefield, who was
recently appointed President and CEO of OPIC (Overseas Private Investment
Corporation). The CGAP CEO is also a Director at the World Bank Group.

    Ehrbeck brings .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/tilman-ehrbeck-named-as-new-ceo-of-cgap-33909/">Tilman Ehrbeck Named as New CEO of CGAP</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CGAP Welcomes G20&apos;s Commitment to Innovative Financial Inclusion to Help the World&apos;s Poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[G20 Endorsement Adds Momentum for Innovation to Broaden Financial Access
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2010  - CGAP, an independent policy and research center dedicated to access to
finance for the world&#39;s poor, welcomed this weekend&#39;s announcement
(g20.gc.ca ) by the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders that they have developed
a set of &#34;Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion&#34;
(g20.gc.ca/toronto-summit/summit-documents/principles-for-innovative-financial-inclusion )
that will .... <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-welcomes-g20s-commitment-to-innovative-financial-inclusion-to-help-the-worlds-poor-23117/" title="CGAP Welcomes G20&apos;s Commitment to Innovative Financial Inclusion to Help the World&apos;s Poor">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CGAP CEO Littlefield to Head Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 24, 2010  - The Senate has confirmed the appointment of former CGAP CEO Elizabeth
Littlefield to head the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Ms.
Littlefield will be sworn in as OPIC President and CEO on Friday, June 25.

    OPIC (www.opic.gov) is a US Government agency that fosters
economic and social development by .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-ceo-littlefield-to-head-overseas-private-investment-corporation-opic-22795/">CGAP CEO Littlefield to Head Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boost for Mobile Banking for the Unbanked as CGAP, DFID Announce New Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housed at the World Bank, CGAP Technology Program working for poor people to get safe ways to send, receive, and save money

WASHINGTON and LONDON, March 11, 2010  - CGAP, an independent microfinance center based at the World Bank, today
announced a new partnership with the UK Department for International
Development (DFID) to expand ongoing global efforts .... <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/boost-for-mobile-banking-for-the-unbanked-as-cgap-dfid-announce-new-partnership-14424/">Source &nbsp;: Boost for Mobile Banking for the Unbanked as CGAP, DFID Announce New Partnership</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Microfinance Shows Strong Equity Valuations Despite Crisis</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/microfinance-shows-strong-equity-valuations-despite-crisis-14053/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, March 3, 2010  - Sustained demand for microfinance equity, in the face of the worst
financial crisis in decades, continued to propel valuations in this sector
higher throughout 2009 and the medium-term outlook remains positive,
according to a new report by CGAP, a microfinance group based at the World
Bank, and J.P. Morgan.

    &#34;Microfinance .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/microfinance-shows-strong-equity-valuations-despite-crisis-14053/">Microfinance Shows Strong Equity Valuations Despite Crisis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Beyond the Financial Crisis: Vulnerabilities Related to Fast Growth in Microfinance</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/looking-beyond-the-financial-crisis-vulnerabilities-related-to-fast-growth-in-microfinance-13718/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, February 24, 2010  - Recent repayment troubles in four rapidly-growing microfinance markets do
not stem from the financial crisis, according to a new report by CGAP, a
microfinance group based at the World Bank, but from the way that
microfinance operates in fast-growth markets. The authors examine recent
repayment troubles in four rapidly-growing but disparate microfinance markets
&#8211; ... <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/looking-beyond-the-financial-crisis-vulnerabilities-related-to-fast-growth-in-microfinance-13718/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Looking Beyond the Financial Crisis: Vulnerabilities Related to Fast Growth in Microfinance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CGAP-DFID Report Finds Government Payments Could Help Kick-Start Financial Services for the Poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, February 3  - More than 170 million poor people worldwide receive regular payments from
their governments, but the potential to use these payments to increase
financial inclusion is largely untapped, according to &#34;Banking the Poor via
G2P Payments,&#34; a new report by CGAP, a microfinance group based at the World
Bank, and the U.K.&#39;s Department for International .... <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-dfid-report-finds-government-payments-could-help-kick-start-financial-services-for-the-poor-12581/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: CGAP-DFID Report Finds Government Payments Could Help Kick-Start Financial Services for the Poor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Finds Four Forces Will Shape the Future of Mobile Banking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governments, industry can make choices to increase financial inclusion in the next decade

LONDON, November 18  - The growing use of branchless banking, including mobile phone banking, is
inevitable in most countries. But it&#39;s far less certain whether large numbers
of the unbanked poor will use these alternative channels for financial
services beyond payments, such as savings and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/new-report-finds-four-forces-will-shape-the-future-of-mobile-banking-9150/">New Report Finds Four Forces Will Shape the Future of Mobile Banking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CGAP Survey Reveals Financial Services Gap Between Rich and Poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - 
Policy makers facing urgent demands to reform national financial systems have a key opportunity to help their poorest citizens gain access to useful financial services. But to seize that opportunity, they need much better information on the extent of access to services in their countries: Who has access? What policies can be adopted ... <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-survey-reveals-financial-services-gap-between-rich-and-poor-7321/">Read more : CGAP Survey Reveals Financial Services Gap Between Rich and Poor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Crisis Presents Microfinance With Stress Test</title>
		<link>http://pr.gaeatimes.com/economic-crisis-presents-microfinance-with-stress-test-3925/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - 
- New survey identifies top risks facing the industry
The resilience of the global microfinance industry will be put to the test by the economic crisis, according to a new survey of the risks to the business, Microfinance Banana Skins 2009. Far from being insulated from the economic mainstream as traditionally thought, microfinance could .... <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/economic-crisis-presents-microfinance-with-stress-test-3925/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Economic Crisis Presents Microfinance With Stress Test</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CGAP and WIZZIT Partner on Mobile Banking for Poor People in Rural South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG -  Services will link poor people in small towns and rural areas to banking for the first time

CGAP, a microfinance group based at the World Bank, is supporting WIZZIT Bank to deliver banking services to poor people in South Africa&#8217;s small towns and rural areas. WIZZIT is a division of the South African .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://pr.gaeatimes.com/cgap-and-wizzit-partner-on-mobile-banking-for-poor-people-in-rural-south-africa-961/">here</a>.]]></description>
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