Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Impact investing can learn from the history of microfinance — the provision of debt and other financial services to the poor — an industry that was at a similar stage 15 years ago. Lessons from Microfinance. There are two major debates in particular about microfinance that are relevant for the impact investment industry.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Grameen model of microfinance gained a great deal of attention in the international development field after early data showed that it was associated with high repayment and low default. Our findings are captured in a working paper which we summarize below. This model makes small loans, usually to women, without requiring collateral.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

So far, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) microfinance crisis has largely been viewed as a local issue, with relatively little impact beyond AP or India's borders. Other microfinance crises, in Bolivia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, and Bosnia, have not spread beyond the borders of a particular country. That could likely have consequences.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

This year my organization decided to give an award for "excellence in leadership," and among the elements of excellence we expect to see in the winner, we're putting one criterion front and center: the nominees' commitment to gender diversity in their leadership ranks.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

The microfinance industry is a rare D and E success story. Microfinance banks, which provide desperately needed loans to low-income consumers, draw mainstream investors because of their attractive returns. The result has been explosive growth. And in D and E markets, the environment demands a very high contribution per transaction.

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Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Many governments play too interventionist a role, and forget that to succeed, entrepreneurship requires an entire ecosystem, each aspect with its own committed stakeholders, not just government reform and support. Obama has placed real entrepreneurs at the heart of the dialogue, and you appear to be listening to them.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

For example, when a working father is asked by his boss to entertain visiting clients last minute, he may reluctantly agree, feeling as though he has to supress his parental identity and commitment in order to be a good employee. To do this, you need to be socially savvy and flexible.

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