The Great SK Debate: Do we really need the Sangguniang Kabataan? Allegations of corruption by inefficient‚ ineffective‚ and non-performing Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials have caused mounting calls for its abolition from various sectors and officials‚ including no less than President Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. himself‚ and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo. Ironically‚ the very author of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code (LGC) which created
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The State of Microfinance in India: Emergence‚ Delivery Models and Issues • Tiwari‚ Rajnish. & Herstatt‚ Cornelius.‚ 2010. Excellent Target: Indian Investment in Germany‚ Contact India‚ Vol. 2‚ June‚ pp. 18-19. • Verma‚ Binita.‚ 2005. ‘Problems and Challenges of India’s International Trade during the Post-Reform Period’‚ In: Jiwitesh Kumar Singh[Ed.]: International Trade and Business-Emerging and Challenges in the 21st Century. New Delhi: Deep and Deep Publications.p.20. • World Bank
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CONTENT 1. What is microfinance? 2. NORAD’s principles and focus 3. Microfinance and Norwegian development cooperation 4. Principles for building pro-poor financial systems Annex 1: Microfinance and poverty reduction Annex 2: Microfinance market niches and approaches Annex 3: Background papers 1. What is microfinance? Microfinance can be defined as provision of a broad range of client-responsive financial services
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Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft The Open Access Publication Server of the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Article Microfinance: A comprehensive review of the existing literature Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance‚ JEF Provided in cooperation with: Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance (AEF)‚ Montrose‚ CA Suggested citation: Brau‚ James C.; Woller‚ Gary M. (2004) : Microfinance: A comprehensive review of the existing literature‚ Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance‚ JEF‚ ISSN 1551-9570‚ Vol. 9‚
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the village bank model of Grameen Bank. Microfinance in this sense refers to the supply of small loans‚ insurance‚ savings‚ and basic financial services to poor people‚ who are often unable to access such in conventional banking institutions. It looks at the shift of Compartamos Bank to a commercial bank‚ impacts of the shift to its initial mandate‚ and the effectiveness of both models in poverty alleviation. When the need for
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bills in the House of Representatives on reforming or abolishing the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). The SK is a barangay-based youth government‚ which comprises of one SK chairperson and a set of SK councilors per barangay‚ all of whom are elected along with the barangay officials. Furthermore‚ this youth government is fairly represented in the legislative body of the cities/municipalities as the president of the SK Federation has a seat in the policy-making bodies such as the Sangguniang Panlungsod or
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developing and emerging economies‚ microfinance has vastly and increasingly been seen as one of the most important means for enhancing the lives of the poor and therefore a major tool for economic and social development mostly in rural areas. Lately‚ contrary to this widespread belief‚ critics have raised eyebrows against this growing popularity of microfinance as a major tool for enhancing economic development. Contrary to belief‚ they are of the opinion that microfinance is a ‘make-belief’ that is hindering
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ACCESSIBILTY OF MICROFINANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN MOGADISHU BY ABDIGANI ABDIJALIL ABDIGANI ABDIMAJID OMAR ABU-HADI SU’AD HASSAN ABDIRAHMAN A GRADUTION PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENTS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE IN BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY SIMAD UNIVERSITY JUNE‚ 2012 ABSTRACT This study investigated the accessibility of microfinance for small businesses in Mogadishu. Since‚ the accessibility of microfinance for small businesses
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IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE ON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRI ABSTRACT Microfinance is the provision of savings accounts‚ loans‚ insurance‚ money transfers and other banking services to customers that lack access to traditional financial services‚ usually because of poverty. It is the provision of financial services to the low income households and micro and small enterprises. The general objective of this study was to investigate the impact of Microfinance on financial empowerment
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cornerstones of good information systems in microfinance institutions. A good accounting system produces accurate‚ relevant and timely reports that enable meaningful analysis and monitoring of operations. Accounting practice and reporting standards vary slightly from country to country‚ although there is The Toolkit includes: a growing trend towards common accounting What is Accounting? standards articulated in International Accounting Overview of Microfinance Accounting Standards (IAS) and International
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