Microfinance

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)

www.cgap.org

CGAP is a consortium of 33 financing institutions, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, private foundations and international organisations. CGAP is housed at the World Bank, but operates as an independent entity  to help alleviate poverty by advancing access to finance.

Microfinance Gateway

http://www.microfinancegateway.org/

The Microfinance Gateway is one of the most comprehensive online resource for the global microfinance community. It includes research and publications, featured articles, organization and consultant profiles, and the latest news, events, and job opportunities in microfinance.

Microcredt Summit

http://www.microcreditsummit.org/index.html

The MicroCredit Campaign brings together microcredit practitioners, advocates, educational institutions, donor agencies, international financial institutions, non-governmental organizations and others involved with microcredit to promote best practices in the field, to stimulate the interchanging of knowledge, and to work towards reaching our goals.

MixMarket

http://www.mixmarket.org/

The Mix Market is a global, web-based, microfinance information platform.  It provides information to sector actors and the public at large on microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide, public and private funds that invest in microfinance, MFI networks, raters/external evaluators, advisory firms, and governmental and regulatory agencies. The MIX Market seeks to develop a transparent information market to link MFIs worldwide with Investors and Donors and promote greater investment and information flows.

United Nations Capital Development Fund Microfinance (UNCDF)

http://www.uncdf.org/english/microfinance/pubs/newsletter/pages/2005_07/year_update.php#a2

UNCDF contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Least Developed Countries through a variety of innovative approaches in both local development and microfinance.

World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU)

www.woccu.org

World Council of Credit Unions is an international network of Credit Unions that assists its members and potential members to organize, expand, improve and integrate credit unions and related institutions as effective instruments for the economic and social development of all people.

Rural Finance Learnig Centre (RFLC)

www.ruralfinance.org

Rural Finance is about providing financial services for people living in rural areas. This Learning Centre aims to assist organisations in developing countries to build their capacity to deliver improved financial services which meet the needs of rural households and businesses.