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The “Domino Effect” of Disbursing a Single Microloan

Society Development Committee, or SDC, based in Faridpur, Bangladesh, is a microfinance partner of the Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock and Nutrition Activity, funded by USAID and implemented by ACDI/VOCA. Through this partnership, thousands of people working in Bangladesh’s livestock sector have benefited from microfinance products.

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Challenging Barriers to Women’s Leadership in Cooperatives

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Marketlinks Team
The International Development division of Land O’Lakes, Inc. – a full-fledged development organization that currently works in 22 countries across Asia and Africa – has observed numerous barriers to women’s cooperative leadership.

The Capacity Building Bottleneck

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Marketlinks Team
A recent CGAP survey shows that capacity building services remain a major bottleneck in financial services for the poor.

10 Priorities for Financial Inclusion

Author(s):

Tilman Ehrbeck
Global and national policymakers have made it a priority to advance financial inclusion. To make real progress, CGAP believes the field has 10 priorities over the next 5 years.

USAID’s Approach to Developing Market Systems

Author(s):

Jeanne Downing
Jeanne Downing, senior advisor for business development services for USAID/MD, discusses changing approaches and cultural shifts with regard to market development within USAID.