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Conference on Inclusive Growth and Microfinance Access in Varanasi on Jan 29-30, 2011

Posted on October 29th, 2010 in Benaras Hindu University, BHU Microfinance, CIGMA 2011, Conference on Inclusive Growth, Faculty of Management Studies, Financial Literacy India, India Shares, Islamic Microfinance, Microfinance Access, Microfinance Banking System, Microfinance Case Studies, Microfinance Events, Microfinance Papers, Microfinance Regulations, Microinsurance, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Performance Measurement, Varanasi Microfinance

Benaras Hindu University MicrofinanceThe Faculty of Management Studies , Benaras Hindu University will be organizing CIGMA 2011 – A Conference on Inclusive Growth and Microfinance Access The Genesis Financial sector policies in India has long been driven by the objective of increasing financial inclusion, but the goal of universal inclusion is still a distant dream. For a financial [...]

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FESA Micro Insurance Report – Methodology, Validation and Contract Design

Posted on October 24th, 2010 in Climate Change India, Contract Design Microinsurance, Crop Yield Estimates, Dutch Minister of Development Cooperation, evapotranspiration, India Shares, Meteosat data, Microinsurance, Microinsurance India, Probability Statistics, RABO Development

FESA Microinsurance ReportThe FESA Report can be purchased for 150 Euro The FESA project is one of the Milennium projects of the Dutch Minister of Development Cooperation. The objective of the project is to develop a Meteosat based drought micro-insurance system that can reach every farmer in Africa. Partners in the project are MicroEnsure , RABO Development [...]

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ILO Microinsurance Newsletter – Innovation Flash – August 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 in ILO, India Shares, Innovation Flash, Microinsurance, Microinsurance India, Microinsurance Magazine

microinsurance innnovationShould we keep on calling insurance for the bottom of the pyramide “micronsurance”? That’s the question Peter Wrede from AKAM proposes to discuss in the editorial. The Newsletter highlights the Facility’s new grantees, presents lessons concerning the distribution channels and shares publications and opportunities for the sector. Download ILO’s Microinsurance Newsletter at the link below [...]

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The end of Microinsurance ?

Posted on August 31st, 2010 in Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, AKAM Pakistan, India Shares, Low Income Consumers, Microinsurance, Microinsurance India

microinsurance aga khanBy Peter Wrede “Insurance the poor can afford,” was a slogan we used in the early days of our microinsurance expansion to promote our services. Until one day a lady in rural Pakistan said, “that is not for me—I’m a teacher, I’m not poor.” That day we learned to be careful with the word “poor.” [...]

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