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Philippines: High school graduates should consider a career in microfinance

Philippines: High school graduates should consider a career in microfinance

By Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:14PM UTC View Comments Philippines: High school graduates should consider a career in microfinance

Microfinance and microentrepreneurship may not be in the list of top choices for prospective college students, but these are proving to be great choices for a growing number of young Filipinos who don’t wish to be tied down to the usual grind of being ordinary employees. Those who decide to study and engage in microfinance...

Men who kill microfinance

By Mon, Feb 07, 2011 12:58AM UTC View Comments

It wasn’t expected to play out like this. Somewhere along the way, somebody discovered a goose that laid golden eggs. The industry then attracted moneybags but now, somebody, or everybody, is killing that goose. It could be Vikram Akula and his SKS Microfinance, whose IPO unleashed greed. Or people like Udaia Kumar, the Share Microfin...

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