Press Release Archives

06/10/2010

Grameen Foundation today released a new report that takes a fresh look at recent studies on microfinance’s effectiveness in alleviating poverty.  Titled, Measuring the Impact of...

05/27/2010

Receives Perfect Score in Technology and Professional Services

04/30/2010

David Edelstein is the Director of the Grameen Technology Center (GTC) and the Vice President of Technology Programs at Grameen Foundation, an organization that provides the world’...

04/23/2010

Christine Roberts, Grameen Foundation's staff attorney, shares a different side of microfinance, with the South...

04/19/2010

High interest rates have always been a contentious issue in the microfinance industry, with some calling for government-imposed caps. In the April 2010 issue of the CQ Global...

04/09/2010

Recent studies have questioned microfinance's ability to change the lives of poor people. Grameen Foundation joins with FINCA, Opportunity International, Unitus, Women’s World Banking and...

03/25/2010

Will Focus on Institutions Serving Up to One Million Clients

03/09/2010

Grameen Foundation has won a top prize for mobile banking at the Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for...

02/19/2010

A rapidly changing regulatory environment is bringing new opportunities and challenges for microfinance institutions (MFIs) in East Africa.  Grameen Foundation and Standard Chartered are...

02/18/2010

Initiative Will Focus on Mali and Senegal