7/29/10: The SKS IPO – Using the Capital Markets to Fight Poverty. This week, SKS, one of India’s largest and most successful microfinance institutions, is issuing shares on the India stock exchange in one of India’s – and the microfinance industry’s – most talked-about IPOs.
We believe that this IPO will ultimately prove to be an historic milestone for the poor in India and beyond, opening the door to assistance on a scale never before seen in the region. In fact, the impact of the IPO goes well beyond SKS itself, demonstrating the role that capital markets can play in fighting poverty. Click here to read more.  7/27/10: A New Financial Access Frontier: Persons With Disabilities. Can a person with a disability living in a developing country become the valued client of a financial institution? Read our Center for Financial Inclusion's Elisabeth Rhyne's piece in the Huffington Post to learn more. 7/26/2010: Posted by Shaheen, ACCION Ambassador with ACCION's Financial Literacy Program in Bangalore, India. "We met with Mahmooda who runs Noore Fashion, a tailoring shop, to speak to her about how ACCION’s training in self management and cash management has helped her run her business more effectively." Click here to read more
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