Microfinance

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Muhammad Yunus  
2. Grameen.org: Banking for the poor
3. New York Times: Microloan Pioneer and His Bank Win Nobel Peace Prize (October 13, 2006)
4. Wikipedia: Microfinance
5. Blog: Paris Microfinance Network
6. Kiva.org: Loans that change lives
7. Cato Institute: A Second Look at Microfinance: The Sequence... (2007)    

Microfinance Recent News Stories

• Crain's: ShoreBank leaders had hand in Nobel prize (2006)
• Nobelprize.org: Nobel Peace Prize 2006
• Knowledge @Wharton: Microfinance 2.0 (2007)
• Topix: Microfinance
• Wharton School of Business: Does Microfinance Need Regulators? (December 13, 2007)
• Google News: Microfinance
• Topix: Microfinance

Muhammad Yunus Profile and Background

• Official Website: Profile of Dr. Muhammad Yunus
• Wikipedia: Muhammad Yunus  
• PBS.com: Tavis Smiley Interviews Muhammad Yunas
• Google News: Muhammad Yunus
• Topix: Muhammad Yunus

Microfinance Organizations

• TheMIX.org: Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc.
• Kiva.org: KIVA loans that change lives
• UNCDF.org: United Nations Capital Development Fund
• Official Website: ShoreBank
• Official Website: Grameen - Banking for the poor
• MicroPlace.com: An eBay MicroFinance Company

Microfinance Commentary and Criticism

• Mises.org: The Micro-Credit Cult (1995)
• Hindu Business Line: Microcredit: Globalisation unlimited (2002)
• Hindu Business Line: Is micro-credit a macro trap? (2002)
• ZNet Commentary: A Nobel loan shark? (2006)
• Stanford Social Innovation Review: Microfinance Misses Its Mark (June 2, 2007)

Microfinance Message Boards and Blogs

• Mises.org: Microcredit or Macrowelfare: The Myth of Grameen (2006)
• NextBillion.net: Microfinance
• MicroCapital.org: On Microfinance and Microcredit Investment
• Google Blog Search: Microfinance

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