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Microfinance Matters Interviews

Why do so many capable people put their lives into building the microfinance industry? What do they hope to achieve? What motivates them? Are they pleased with how their efforts turn out? The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion is interviewing founders, trailblazers, and entrepreneurs in order to answer these questions and capture the scale and impact of microfinance in today's world.

Anne-Marie Chidzero: Expanding Microfinance Frontiers in Africa

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Alex Silva: Linking Microfinance to Capital Markets

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Martin Connell: Making Microfinance Sustainable

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Nancy Barry: Change Agent

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Martin Burt: Fundación Paraguaya: Stretching Microfinance, Narrowing Poverty

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Alex Counts: Reaching Out to the Poorest

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Pilar Ramírez: Defying Conventional Wisdom, Pursuing Social Justice

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Essma Ben Hamida: Opening Minds and Empowering Women with Microfinance

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About the Author

The 'Microfinance Matters' interview series is written by Lucy Conger, a long-time financial reporter and contributor to Institutional Investor magazineEmerging MarketsBusiness News Americas online service. She is a co-author of The Mustard Tree: A History of Microfinance in Peru (2009).

Contact Us

To learn more about the Microfinance Matters series, please contact Publications and Web Specialist, Neal Kennedy at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .