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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Microfinance CEO Working Group Update

The founding members of the Microfinance CEO Working Group, which includes the CEOs of pioneering microfinance organizations ACCION, FINCA, Freedom from Hunger, Grameen Foundation USA, Opportunity International, Pro Mujer, VisionFund International, and Women’s World Banking, have just released the “Road Map for the Microfinance Industry: Focusing on Responsible and Client-Centered Microfinance.”

This document outlines the Working Group members’ vision for the positive evolution of the microfinance field, and underscores their commitment to raising industry standards, starting with their own.

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FINCA's Rupert Scofield Profiled in LIFESTYLES Magazine

LIFESTYLES Magazine has published an in-depth and engaging profile of Rupert Scofield entitled "The People's Bank: FINCA's Rupert Scofield is out to prove that small loans can go a long way." The article captures Rupert's "palpable enthusiasm," and provides the reader with a nicely woven tapestry of his personal and professional histories.

"I am very stubborn about working with our "challenge countries" like Haiti and Afghanistan that suffer calamity after calamity, and often spend years in red before even breaking even. We rarely say 'let's cut our losses'" - says Rupert in his interview...

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