Archive for the ‘Guest Posts’ Category

Relevance of Financial Literacy

This is a guest post by Maliha Hasan. Financial literacy is an active process, in which communicating information is only the beginning and empowering consumers to take action to improve their financial well-being is the ultimate goal. Financial literacy is critical for promoting access to finance by creating incentives and environments that promote desired financial [...]

Looking at Microfinance in India – Humor

This cartoon was graciously submitted by Dr S Santhanam, a Development Finance Consultant  from India. The image aptly depicts the real beneficiaries of certain microfinance institutions who fail to give equeal importance to their social and financial objectives. As per Dr. Santhanam , “microfinance users grow at a rate of 8% while the promoters grow [...]

Microfinance- Getting rid of the loan sharks

This is a guest post submitted by Spot Loans. The financial meltdown during 2007-9 is hardly likely to go down in history as one of the finance industry’s finest moments. However, it’s had some surprisingly positive evolutionary effects on the finance market. Borrowers have had to navigate a hostile environment full of loan sharks and [...]

Avana Microinsurance – Helping the Poor Manage Risks

This company profile was graciously submitted by Nita Nehru from Avana Microinsurance. Avana Microinsurance is a social enterprise dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of microinsurance for sustainable poverty reduction and expanding access to insurance for low-income individuals, families and community organizations worldwide. Low-income households are more vulnerable than the rest of the population [...]

How microfinance reaches the poorest billion and helps them get out of debt

This is a guest article submitted by Grace Ruskin from Debt Consolidation Care. Financial services that are made available for the poor and the low income group are called microfinance and it covers loans and other financial services that are provided by microfinance institutions or MFIs. Such institutions help unsalaried borrowers with small loan amounts [...]

How to manage your finances in the New Year

This is a guest post from gregorypennington.com. Unless you’re living an especially frugal life, the chances are you’ll be feeling a little short of cash when the festive period is over. Christmas is a time when most of us spend much more than we usually would on food, decorations and gifts for friends and family [...]

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