Sending More than Wishes this Valentine’s Day

Do you want your Valentine wishes to last more than just a day? They can when you send one of FINCA’s beautiful Valentine eCards to your loved ones. Your gift of care goes beyond the joy your recipients will feel when they receive your thoughtful gift—it provides financial opportunity for women in the developing world to provide more than love to their families – better food, a warm and dry home, and the gift of an education.

So why not send a FINCA Valentine eCard today? It’s simple and easy, and you’ll be helping us reach our goal of serving one million clients in 2012!

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FINCA's Rupert Scofield interview with Credit Suisse

FINCA President & CEO Rupert Scofield was invited to sit down with Credit Suisse recently to participate in an interview in which he shares his views about the future trends and opportunities in microfinance and social entrepreneurship, and the important roles all stakeholders can play in their successful development.

"Microfinance was the response to a major market failure: the inability of low-income entrepreneurs in developing countries to obtain loans to finance their businesses. Microfinance is a classic example of traditional business practices addressing social issues in a way that is both scalable and sustainable. At FINCA, we now have $500 million in loans-outstanding to over 900,000 low-income micro-entrepreneurs on five continents, and we’ve created over 8,000 jobs..."

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Citibank Staff Provides Training for FINCA Jordan Clients

Staff members of FINCA Jordan were recently joined by a group of Citibank employees at the Deir Alla branch to conduct training for clients designed to enhance their business management skills, and advise them in areas of personal financial management, marketing and product development.

The FINCA Jordan clients own small and medium businesses primarily focused on traditional handicrafts, construction and agricultural services like livestock production. Several have been winners of Citi’s Micro-Enterprise Awards.

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