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February 2011 Blog Posts (19)

Micro-Finance practices in Sri Lankan Commercial banks

After the post war scenario there are number of opportunities emerged to corporate investors. So therefore some commercial banks in sri lanka identified that micro finance as a strategy to gain a competitive advantage over there competitors. In the meantime they can cater to a niche market which is dominant of corporate decisions...

Added by Srinath Dissanayake on February 27, 2011 at 9:48am — No Comments

small SEEP fund

Honorable SEEP Member

Greetings

May we think for small SEEP fund? Each member could save small weekly/fornightly from her/his own luxury even daily expenditure. Each member would…

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Added by SM Farid Uddin Akhter on February 27, 2011 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Social Performance Updates

The Microfinance Centre (MFC) recently announced that it has received a grant from the Ford Foundation to support networks in building their capacity in SPM. The Social Performance Start Up Fund will choose 11 national level networks who are beginning to work on SP and will provide non-financial support (knowledge…

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Added by Melissa Matlock on February 25, 2011 at 3:32pm — 2 Comments

Transbridge the investment oportunity in Uganda and East-Africa

Hey

I am seeking an investor who is interested in transport and logistics related business, in Uganda and across the East-African region.

Scammers never bother try me because, I have no free money for you! Interested parties must be in position to come to Uganda to ascertain the potential and existence of TSL TransBridge.

For more information contact me on francistumuhimbise@yahoo.co.uk or our company's current email…

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Added by Francis Bamwe Tumuhimbise on February 21, 2011 at 1:51am — No Comments

develop proper Successor for own success

Failure to develop proper Successor for holding Younus’s position by three decade proved his big failure in his life – Painful!

I do believe gentleman should obey the national and international law and Dr. Younus should. This is unfortunate he failed to develop some personnel who could uphold his position or able to run the bank more dynamic way. None should think that she/he is indispensable for particular position. This is unfair, unwanted.

If we desire…

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Added by SM Farid Uddin Akhter on February 18, 2011 at 9:05am — No Comments

FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR ALL-ENTREPRENEUR AND EMPLOYEE

In the world today, one works as either an employee or an entrepreneur to earn a living. Financial Literacy touches so lovely, attractively and delightfully on the contributions of the entrepreneur and the great contributions of the employee. The two are not the same, so as their rewards.

As has been discussed before, financial literacy affords people the opportunity to learn to be creative, financial literacy greatly promotes entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship is the…

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Added by GODWIN-XAVIER AYEEBO on February 15, 2011 at 10:36am — No Comments

Love for Environment Ensure lovely situation for all

Environment Friendly Valentine’s Day

Humanity in need of Climate Responsible Community, Climate Compatible Development

Love for Environment Ensure lovely situation for all

Live simply that others may simply live. - Gandhi

Added by SM Farid Uddin Akhter on February 14, 2011 at 7:24am — No Comments

The Most Interested Green Project [Part 2 of 2]

LOAN/INVESMENT INTENTION LETTER

Date : February 2011.

Attention ALL Investors/Loan Service Company,

Let us introduce our self, Kingdom 9 Golden Bamboo as Bamboo Plantation Project Organizer.

We are seeking genuine Loan or…

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Added by Manad Lamaisri on February 11, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

The Most Interested Green Project [Part 1 of 2]

INVITATION LOAN / INVESMENT OFFERING LETTER

Date : February 2011.

Attention ALL Investors/Loan Service Company,

Let us introduce our self, Kingdom 9 Golden Bamboo as Bamboo Plantation Project Organizer.

We are seeking…

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Added by Manad Lamaisri on February 11, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Producer’s Proper Price

To materialize our all initiative we have to be planned for ensure Producer’s Proper Price. Since long we are working alleviate poverty. Unfortunately in some country we are yet to see visible change. Major drawback we failed to ensure Producer’s Proper Price as poorer has little capacity to participate in decision making. I believe this is the time to ponder on.

Added by SM Farid Uddin Akhter on February 9, 2011 at 9:13pm — No Comments

The Never Ending Reign of Microfinance

It seems to me that the academic literature on microfinance/credit and any other variations of the word is black and white. Microcredit is either good or bad, beneficial or harmful. Either side of the ring has countless researchers, organizations and development practitioners in its corner. Who’s weighing in on the fight? Most notably, the Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus. At the brink of its potential collapse, at least in India, it’s interesting to examine the multifaceted arguments behind…

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Added by Molly Winston on February 9, 2011 at 11:11am — No Comments

Note from the Field: Roy's Story

In a small district called Gully Heights in Kingston, Jamaica, a young ornamental fish farmer named Roy* was gunned down on a street corner not far from the ‘corner’ he led.

Roy was one of the beneficiaries of the Building a Bridge program, an initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and managed by the SEEP Network’s Value Initiative in partnership with the Jamaica Exporters Association, the Area Youth Foundation, and the Competitiveness Company. The…

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Added by Bethany Devi Bengfort on February 8, 2011 at 4:48pm — 1 Comment

biotechnology

hi.. i wana know , how can a student of biotechnology get scholorship? is there any company, industry or an NGO which can sponser a student of biotechnology to meet his all dues?

Added by Ghulam Murtaza on February 8, 2011 at 4:49am — No Comments

FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR ALL-PORTFOLIO INCOME

We have learnt that there are different types of income for individuals as well as for corporate entities. One of these different types of income is portfolio income.

Portfolio income is received from shares, mutual funds, unit trusts, balanced funds, treasury bills, etc. Portfolio income is simply gotten form commercial papers.

We have been advised to look for other means of getting income for ourselves and for our corporate entities, thus we should invest for short-term,… Continue

Added by GODWIN-XAVIER AYEEBO on February 7, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

biotechnology

whats biotechnology? what are its applications? can a biotechnologist feel a successful man in future?

Added by Ghulam Murtaza on February 3, 2011 at 1:54am — No Comments

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Added by Hema Malini on February 3, 2011 at 12:31am — No Comments

Are we caring enough to the word rights being sitting on office Chair

Women and girls are the most impoverished, most discriminated-against group on earth. Of the 1.3 billion people living in absolute poverty worldwide, 70% are women and girls. Women work two-thirds of the world's working hours, but earn only 10 percent of its income. They produce half the world's food, but own only 1% of its land. Empowering women and creating gender equality is the way to bring about lasting…

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Added by SM Farid Uddin Akhter on February 2, 2011 at 9:42pm — No Comments

How To Get Big Quantity of Biomass from Bamboo Under BREIZ Project.

Manad,

We may have an interest in investing in your bamboo operation and the follow-on processing plant. Can you provide details of what you have in the ground at the moment and what land area you have available for further planting - along with any cost data you may have on planting, managing and harvesting for the bamboo, as well as biomass yields.…

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Added by Manad Lamaisri on February 1, 2011 at 10:28pm — No Comments