Microfinance Week in Review: Week Ending December 18, 2009
December 18th, 2009 by Natalie Felix in Week In Review
We hope that like us, you’ll be taking the next two Fridays off to spend time with friends and family. On behalf of ACCION USA’s staff and clients, Happy Holiday and best wishes for a wonderful New Year.
Some of the week’s news in the microfinance and small business sectors:
- Branchless and Mobile Banking Could Become Top Microfinance Channel by 2020 Says CGAP Focus Note- Microcapital
- Citi, Wells to Repay Bailouts- Wall Street Journal
- As Microfinance Grows in India, So Do Its Rivals- The Wall Street Journal
- Bank of America pledges $5 billion more for small businesses- CNN
- Ten Things for the Holidays- The Nation
- Updated: S.B.A. May Get Big Increase in Funds- New York Times Blog