MICROCAPITAL.ORG STORY: Grameen Trust of Bangladesh Partners with Alibaba Group to Create Grameen China, With Initial Focus on Bringing Microfinance to Sichuan Province
Grameen Trust of Bangladesh, an NGO established by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in 1989, has teamed up with Alibaba Group, China’s largest online business-to-business trading site which hosts over 42 million users from more than 240 countries, to create Grameen China . Alibaba, which had an IPO of USD 1.7 billion on the HKSE in 2007, has kicked-off the initiative with a USD 5 million charitable donation. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 04:47:07
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Pandit: A More Than $800 Million Man?
We posted this in June: The Wall Street Journal reports today that Citigroup is shutting down Old Lane Partners, ... decided it couldn't spare the capital to shore up the struggling hedge fund. The article noted: Old Lane ... -fund investors. Citigroup never marketed Old Lane to new investors, even after the fund was designated [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:43:33
Banks should lend to government not people or businesses, claims group of eight
January 15th, 2009 ... ). In these circumstances there is a risk of a debt-deflationary spiral. If so, the right policy response ... affairs so that more bank deposits are created.” They also argue that debt management should become [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 12:23:01
How Well Has The Federal Reserve Performed for America?
Washington’s Blog Greenspan acted as one of the main supporters of derivatives between the late 1990’s and the present. Let’s look at the Federal Reserve’s actual performance and determine how bad — or good — the Federal Reserve has really been for America. Initially, Milton Friedman and Ben Bernanke have both said that the Federal Reserve. Let’s look at the Federal Reserve’s actual performance and determine how bad — or good — the Federal Reserve has really been for America. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 04:29:20
Signs of a thaw
Yes, I saw the discouraging headlines. But I also see signs of hope in last week's economic news ... interbank market for 3-month dollar-denominated loans) and the 3-month Treasury bill rate. Its spike ... such as its Term Auction Facility, which offered term loans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 16:17:48
More Than 70 Applications for the DOE’s Green Car Loan Program
More than 70 applications have been submitted to the Department of Energy seeking loans under its Advanced Auto Loan program, ... for struggling green car companies to survive the difficult year ahead, but with so many companies ... this month from Integrity Automotive, who along with partner electric car company Zap, are looking for $200 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 13:00:09
Internet Payday Loans Direct Lenders
Are you struggling to cover your monthly expenses and thinking that a payday loan can be a good short term answer for your cash problem? ... as possible, then be sure to apply to a direct payday loan ... Related posts:Instant Loan Direct From Lender Are instant payday loans a good choice when we need...Direct Cash Lenders If you are having [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 23:50:23
Quango Irish Bank.
So, starting close to home, finally, it’s Anglo Irish Zero ... under its hood – you can’t pretend the bill isn’t yours – and, overnight, the Irish national debt ... encumber the State with a truly huge amount of total junk – the problem is that they're probably going [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 02:21:50
12 Small Business Trends to Watch Out for in 2009
Whether you’re the kind of person who likes to see the glass as half full or you prefer to see it as half empty, there is no denying that for most American small businesses the new year will bring a mixed bag of opportunity and adversity, hope and anxiety. There are many reasons for the apparent paradox [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:14:53
A first glimpse at the federal stimulus bill package
Over the next couple of weeks, Congress will debate the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009, otherwise known to all of us as the federal stimulus plan billed as a way to help the nation’s tottering economy. And out with an outline of priorities is the House Appropriations Committee, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:55:38
Is a national loan guarantee scheme really a good idea?
For obvious reasons, I've been thinking a bit about whether a national loan guarantee scheme is really a good idea ... , a discussion to be had about how much the government should charge for its loan guarantees, and whether ... , and the loan really as good a prospect as you suggest, then there must be an interest rate that could [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 19:13:42
Finding a Secured Loan to Meet Your Needs
If you’re in the market for a loan, you might want to consider looking into getting a secured loan. A secured loan is one that uses some piece of physical property, known as collateral, to provide security to the lender and guarantee that the loan will be repaid. There are several different [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 05:18:27
debt consolidator
Call 877-550-0595 for debt help. Many people are burdened with too much debt that their monthly salary is not enough to cover their monthly loan ... . They will help you consolidate credit card debt balances and loans into one loan that will enable ... if you want to save it. One thing that many credit card to buy items that are not necessary [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 22:35:28
Bernanke Urges ‘Strong Measures’ to Stabilize Banks (Update7)
Bernanke Urges ‘Strong Measures’ to Stabilize Banks (Update7) Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned that a fiscal stimulus won’t be enough to spur an economic recovery and that the government may need to buy or guarantee banks’ tainted assets to revive growth [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 23:37:00
Saving the Economy, One Furnace at a Time
by Paul Rogat Loeb Like most Americans, I’m guarding my dollars, but when my furnace died during Seattle’s coldest winter in decades, I needed to replace it. And when I did, with a high-efficiency Trane model made in Trenton New Jersey, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 01:29:27
Direct Loan Student Loan
Direct Loan Student Loan theses type of loan programs are paid off and a new consolidation program is consider because the interest rates are usually lower and the monthly payment on the loan are usually lower.However you must consider all your options before you continue with theses types of loans. for more information on Direct Loan [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 16:35:58
How "Something For Nothing" Ideas Become Policy
Leaders all over the world are now in an Undeniable Shift to Keynes even though every such attempt in history has failed ... a generation with having to pay off British debt.Jürgen Stark, an executive board member of the European [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 08:49:00
How To Reduce Your Payments
Are you paying out too much every month for your credit cards, store cards and loans? ... loan? Debt consolidation loans can give you a fresh start, allowing you to consolidate ... rate, cheap, low interest debt consolidation loans can sweep away the pile of repayments [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 06:07:05
“You can sort of feel the local economy on the edge of a cliff.”
From the Wall Street Journal: New York, Boston Prices Expected to Fall Further By JUSTIN LAHART and CONOR DOUGHERTY DECEMBER 31, 2008 Although New York has been at the epicenter of the financial crisis, housing prices in the city haven’t dropped nearly as fast as cities elsewhere [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 11:08:34
E-text: A threat to concentration?
not neglect recreational reading as a literacy-promoter. Related: New NEA report in PDF, New York Times article, Washington Post item, Google round-up, and David Nygren’s essay on how e-writers could reach larger audiences—plus E-text: A threat to concentration? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 19:48:15
Introducing: “TALF”
November 25 - The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the creation of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) ... businesses by supporting the issuance of asset-backed securities (ABS) collateralized by student loans ... ). What is TALF? Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) is a new lending program created [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:28:11
For victims of the Cedar Rapids flood, the budget crisis is hitting home
Flood map courtesy City of Cedar Rapids. Click for larger PDF version. Few in the crowd of 70 people sat peacefully on the padded folding chairs in the basement of Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Cedar Rapids Monday afternoon, as two dozen state legislators, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 16:17:50
TARP Is Bad for Dividend Investors
TARP allows the United States Department of the Treasury to purchase nonliquid, difficult to value assets from banks and other financial institutions. TARP also allow the Treasury to purchase whole loans and make direct equity investments in banks themselves. The targeted [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 15:37:34
Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks
Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 19:05:49
Bank of America Drops as Merrill May Need U.S. Aid
Bank of America Drops as Merrill May Need U.S. Aid Posted by: Alex Stanczyk 15 Jan, 2009 Alex’s Notes: And the massive derivative mess continues to unwind. The US has pushed so much paper into the markets, and the Fed has used up pretty much all its credit, so the next shoe to drop will be the bond [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:53:41
Lending Club Review: A Leading Peer To Peer Lending Network
Our review on Lending Club, a leading peer to peer lending and borrowing social network. Because of updated credit card regulations, fewer people are qualifying for traditional credit and loans. And now that the subprime loan industry has slowed down, people may be taking a second look at P2P lending [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 21:58:53
HSBC prepares for rate cut by raising tracker loan cost
HSBC raised its best-buy tracker mortgage rate yesterday amid expectations that other lenders will follow suit after tomorrow's much-anticipated cut ... competitor is its own subsidiary, First Direct, which is expected to shift its tracker rates too [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 00:01:45
Giving Your Suppliers a Second Financial Chance: Tossing the Lifeline
Giving Your Suppliers a Second Financial Chance: Tossing the Lifeline Posted At : January 15, 2009 9:01 AM Related Categories: ... ." Or in other cases, direct financial assistance in the form of loans can be the right strategy. In this case, "a company can consider extending a bridge loan to a troubled supplier, generally [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 17:01:00
Go for a new house with easy loan, 413270 euro in one phone call
Different lenders charge different fees. Settlement costs can include everything from broker commissions and loan-origination fees, ... is not a debt, it is evidence of a debt of 5 percent. Both banks and brokers have their strengths [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 21:11:11
Arne Duncan sails through confirmation hearing for Education Secretary. Duncan, Ted Kennedy statements
STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY AT THE NOMINATION HEARING FOR SECRETARY OF EDUCATION- DESIGNATE ARNE DUNCAN (As Entered into the Record) ... do all we can to help every student achieve, by providing additional time for learning during the school day [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 01:57:42
The "T" Word
Bob Herbert's op-ed in yesterday's New York times is worth reading--not so much for the particulars, ... ; insurance companies take their profit cut out of health care costs that have mushroomed and could [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:13:28
Review Of FNBO Direct High Yield Savings Account
Updated Analysis Of FNBO Direct’s High Interest Savings Account Offers I don’t know about you, but I’ve found that it’s not always easy choosing the perfect online bank to manage one’s high yield savings account or high interest money market deposits [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 06:30:08
Money Hacks Carnival - New Year’s Eve Edition
Welcome to the New Year’s Eve Edition of Money Hacks Carnival ... , wealth, and love! Debt & Credit The credit crunch is in full effect right now - lenders ... are taking on less debt, leading to an increase in the savings rate in the US. I think that’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 12:03:10
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 1, 2009
Articles of interest to Illinois Republicans recently posted by ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Crain's Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago News, Suburban Life, Pioneer Local, Southtown Star, Rockford Register Star, Bloomington Pantagraph, Peoria Journal Star, Springfield State Journal Register, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 15:36:02
Review Of HSBC Direct High Yield Online Savings Account Bank
When it comes to choosing the best high yield savings account, many of us look for different things - placing greater weight on certain bank features than others. For myself, when I’m deciding which bank presents the top savings opportunity for my money, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 03:50:33
Obama's first plan
Obama's first plan The House Appropriations Committee introduced its version of the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan ... Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 22:16:25
The Basics of Banking Explained
This is the first edition of our Personal Finance Foundation Series where I discuss the very basics of foundation-type personal finance topics. The topic of this post is Banking. I was fortunate that my first real experience with banking was with a local credit union [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 12:18:50
People With Bad Credit,Poor Credit Or No Credit even Bankruptcy Bad Credit Credit Cards,Student Loans,Comercia l Loans,Mortgage ,Refinance,Dept Consolidation, Auto Loans All Types
http://www.911credit.blogspot.com has been created to help those who have bad credit find the credit they deserve ... student loans consolidation loans consumer loans debt loans defaulted student loans direct loan ... . Personal loans, business loans, credit cards and mortgages are all within your reach [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 05:44:49
Newly discovered evidence shows the radical advocacy group ACORN has a man in the Obama White House. / His name is Patrick Gaspard.
Hats off to RedState and Moe Lane for all the good and hard work. ~ lornakismet~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~By Matthew Vadum on 9.28.09 @ 6:09AMNewly discovered evidence shows the radical advocacy group ACORN has a man in the Obama White House.This power behind the throne is longtime ACORN operative Patrick Gaspard. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 19:04:10
ACLU Director: Bush Was “Very worst President for civil liberties”
A couple days ago on the Colbert Report, Steven Colbert interviewed American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Director Anthony Romero. In the interview, Romero said that Bush was the “very worst President for civil liberties,” and later that he was ”the worst President in 8 long years [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 20:05:33
VW’s 2.0L Turbo Clean Diesel Engine Recognized as 2009 Ward’s 10 Best Engine
Volkswagen’s technologically advanced 2.0 Liter turbodiesel was recognized as a 2009 10 Best Engine by Ward’s Automotive Group. The all-new 2.0L clean diesel TDI engine features common rail injection and is the first of a new generation of dynamic and efficient diesel engines from Volkswagen [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 22:23:40
Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings
Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics. These stocks, which represent a small portion of all rated stocks, highlight a sample of the strongest rated stocks from over 4,000 stocks that are actively tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:02:52
When it is a matter of what looks good and no state wants to say there’s a problem and deflate projections and egos -
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/46/17/37671574.pdfDATA AND METADATA REPORTING AND PRESENTATION HANDBOOKThe need for the articulation of a comprehensive ... of different definitions and concepts and differences arising from varying collection and statistical data [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:46:36
Clinton Foundation's Iranian Terror Donations
What kind of Secretary of State will Hillary Clinton be? Well maybe this will help you decide ... , Dubai is the "Hong Kong" of the Arab world. and major commerce and shipping point for the "business [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 03:50:53
Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect
Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? ... of economic theory and practical investment advice. Already committed to speak are Martin Barnes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28
Cheap Auto Insurance : Reduction of costs, Attorney, but with maintain protection
If you’re the owner of the car, you must be having an auto insurance ... from the internet and neighborhood broker. You can shop for differ quotes from direct selling [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:41:37
Where is Obama Going? Hopeful Straws in the Wind by Steven Jonas, MD
by Steven Jonas, MD featured writer Dandelion Salad crossposted on Buzzflash ... than the oft-cited contra-Constitutional “government is the problem” policy of the reactionary Ronald [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:01:49
Getting International Internships From The Government
If you are eyeing for an international internship, one good source to get one would be from the government. You can apply for direct international internships in credible organizations under [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:44:58
Probe into insider trading at Satyam
The probe into the Satyam scam now seems to be pointing at insider trading ... entities to raise loans. A closer look at the five transactions which seem to substatiates [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:30:58
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