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1. Partnerships in Microfinance
Partnership approach in Microfinance
Paul Greener, Senior Program Manager, FDC
Formal-informal financial linkages: lessons from developing countries
Maria Pagura, Rural Finance Officer, FAO - Marie Kirsten, Economist, Development Bank of Southern Africa
Financial linkages in Bangladesh
Abdul Awal, Director, CDF
2. Increasing the Outreach and Sustainability of Microfinance through ICT Innovation
Management Information Systems for Microfinance
Ali Ahmad, Chief Information Officer, the First Microfinance Bank Ltd, Pakistan
Remittances, Microfinance and Technology
Chandula Abeywickrema, Deputy General Manager, Hatton National Bank, Sri Lanka
These two case studies papers are part of a compendium of papers prepared by the Banking with The Poor network and FDC with support from Citigroup Foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Click on Electronic Banking with the Poor to access the full compendium.
3. Policies and Regulations for expanding e-banking to the poor
A case study on Pakistan
Ali Ahmad, Chief Information Officer, The First Microfinance Bank Ltd, Pakistan
A case study on Vietnam
Phan Cu Nhan, Director, International Co-operation Department, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies
A case study on the Philippines
Eduardo C. Jimenez, Microfinance Consultant of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Pia Bernadette Roman, Officer in the Microfinance Unit of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas