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  • Published on 08:33 GMT

    Credit isn’t enough – farmers need assets to build income

    Bangladesh has built a considerable rural credit system. Each year, tens of thousands of crores are supplied to the countryside. But too little of this money becomes machinery, storage, irrigation, livestock, processing capacity, or producer-owned assets …

    Source: Daily Star - Neutral
  • Published on 08:33 GMT

    How to solve the street vendor crisis sustainably

    Often in urban Bangladesh, footpaths are cleared of street vendors so that pedestrians can move about comfortably. But it only takes a few days or even hours before they start coming back, crowding the footpaths again. Although street vendor eviction from …

    Source: Daily Star - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 29, 2026

    Mobile Microcredit Expands Across CEMAC, Nearing 900,000 Loans in 2024

    Mobile credit is gaining ground across the CEMAC region, as digital financial services reshape access to short-term financing. According to the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), 897,021 mobile microloans were issued in 2024, for a total value of CFA14 …

    Source: Business in Cameroon - Neutral
  • Published on May 8, 2026

    Fuliza Skyrockets to 17.7 Million Users While Loan Sizes Shrink by 65%, Exposing Deepening Poverty

    In the past 7 years, the average amount Kenyans borrow from Fuliza has decreased by KES 404.8, which represents a 65% reduction. According to Safaricom, the average amount borrowed by Kenyans (ticket size) was KES 622.7 in FY20 and dropped to KES 217.9 in …

    Source: Techweez - Pending
  • Published on May 6, 2026

    Axian Buys Letshego Ghana in Five-Country Africa Acquisition

    Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans PLC, the financial institution behind the QwikLoan digital microcredit service, is set to change ownership after its parent company, Letshego Africa Holdings Limited, signed binding agreements to sell 100 percent of its …

    Source: News Ghana - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 8, 2026

    Liberia: Dr. Clarence Moniba and The Moniba Foundation Launch L$25-Million Market Women Zero-Interest Growth Loan ...

    Over L$1 Million Already Disbursed to Five Beneficiary Groups Across Monrovia, Paynesville and Kakata Monrovia — Dr. Clarence Moniba and The Moniba Foundation have officially launched a L$25-million program to support market women and petty traders across …

    Source: Front Page Africa - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2026

    Best practices of Italian cooperation in Morocco at the Rabat Book Fair

    - RABAT, 06 MAG - The project to improve access to drinking water and environmental sanitation in the province of Settat, microcredit support programs in rural areas, and various initiatives in the infrastructure and heritage enhancement sectors—including …

    Source: ANSA - Neutral
  • Published on May 8, 2026

    Dolla profit jumps as lender moves past fraud-hit period

    Dolla Financial reported a sharp rise in first-quarter profit as it moved beyond last year’s fraud-related loan losses, though higher funding costs linked to its recent bond raise continued to pressure margins.. DOLLA Financial posted a sharp increase in …

    Source: Jamaica Observer - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 8, 2026

    The Fabric Market as Nigeria’s Oldest Female-Led Economy -By Oladeni Mojisola

    The noise of policy rooms here in Nigeria has often drowned out a quiet and old intelligence that was already alive in the markets, since the primordial eras. If one listens closely to the rustle of Ankara and the measured murmur of bargaining voices, a …

    Source: Opinion Nigeria - Neutral
  • Published on May 7, 2026

    The Fabric Market as Nigeria’s Oldest Female-Led Economy

    The noise of policy rooms here in Nigeria has often drowned out a quiet and old intelligence that was already alive in the markets, since the primordial eras. If one listens closely to the rustle of Ankara and the measured murmur of bargaining voices, a …

    Source: Modern Ghana - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 11, 2026

    Regulatory shift fuels Brazil microcredit expansion

    Digitalization accelerated by the pandemic and a 2021 regulatory change that made it easier to hire independent credit agents have drawn more banks into Brazil’s microcredit market. Historically dominated by Banco do Nordeste (BNB), the segment has seen …

    Source: Valor International - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2026

    Sierra Leone queer people forced to margins of economy

    Despite legal advances, LGBT+ people face severe discrimination in Sierra Leone Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone (Photo by George R. Freeman Browne) Sierra Leone, a small English-speaking country in West Africa, is rarely discussed amid a deepening …

    Source: Erasing 76 Crimes - Center-left
  • Published on May 7, 2026

    The 5 layers of climate resilience

    IRAN’S war has lessons for Pakistan. Can Iran survive half a century of technological and trade embargoes and infrastructural bombardment? While GDP and foreign reserves are standard metrics of survival, Iran has shown that national endurance is actually …

    Source: Dawn - Center-left
  • Published on May 8, 2026

    Moniba Unleashes L$25M Interest-Free Loans for Market Women

    Dr. Clarence Moniba and The Moniba Foundation have officially launched a L$25-million program to support market women and petty traders across Liberia, providing zero-interest growth loans to small-scale entrepreneurs who form the backbone of the country’s …

    Source: Liberian Observer - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2026

    Mangaluru: DC stresses implementation of skill schemes, awareness on vendor loans

    Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru Mangaluru, May 6: Deputy commissioner (DC) Darshan H V has instructed the concerned officials to take necessary steps to implement skill development programmes effectively. Chairing the District Skill Mission meeting …

    Source: Daijiworld News - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Nigeria's airtime credit market in focus

    Nigerian banks are pushing into the country’s fast-growing airtime and data credit market, seeking a foothold in a segment estimated at roughly 400 billion naira, as lower lending rates and rising consumer demand reshape a service once dominated by telecom …

    Source: CNBC Africa - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Govt intensifies nationwide drive to boost fish production, protect biodiversity

    The government has stepped up a wide range of initiatives across the country to increase fish production, expand aquaculture technologies and improve the livelihoods of marginal fish farmers. The programmes being implemented by the Department of Fisheries …

    Source: United News of Bangladesh - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    2027: First Lady pledges Women’s Charter for inclusion, empowerment

    By Justina Auta The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has pledged to deliver the Women’s Charter to President Bola Tinubu, as part of efforts to strengthen women’s inclusion and economic empowerment ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mrs Tinubu made the …

    Source: News Agency of Nigeria - NAN - Pro-Government
  • Published on May 1, 2026

    Housewife arrested in Sirajganj over NGO loan default

    A housewife has been arrested in Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila over failure to repay instalments of a microcredit loan taken from an NGO. The woman, Mosha. Jannati Khatun, 25, was detained on Thursday afternoon (April 30) from her residence in Nadosaidepur …

    Source: Views Bangladesh - Neutral

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  • Published on April 13, 2026 - 12:57 GMT

    Sify reports Consolidated Financial Results for FY 2025-26

    Revenues of INR 44,877 Million. EBITDA of INR 9,871 Million. Loss for the year INR 1,366 Million. CHENNAI, India, April 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DETAILS OF EARNING CALL        April 13, 2026 | 8:30 AM ET | 06:00 PM IST Participant Dial in: To join: +1- …

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  • Published on April 12, 2026 - 22:00 GMT

    Benin Heads to Polls to Elect New President

    (MENAFN) Voters across Benin streamed to polling stations Sunday to cast ballots in a presidential race that analysts have already characterized as having a "foregone outcome," with the ruling coalition's candidate widely expected to emerge …

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