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MIBs: Microfinance Investment Barbarians

by Hugh Sinclair Posted on 22 June, 2013

Private capital to microfinance is mostly channelled through gatekeepers (microfinance investment vehicles – MIVs). Some public capital also flows through these vehicles. On the micro scale the P2Ps (Kiva, MyC4 etc) act as more trivial gatekeepers for those wishing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bateman, BlueOrchard, Deutsche Bank, DWM, GFUSA, Kiva, Mambu, MyC4, Oxfam Novib, Triple Jump | Comments Off

End of Year Microfinance Sector Wrap-up

by Hugh Sinclair Posted on 31 December, 2012

Another few million clients, new banks emerging daily, relentless spin without much evidence of poverty reduction: I thought I’d provide a light-hearted summary of what’s happened this year in the embattled microfinance sector. The best news is that the microfinance … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ACCION, ASN Bank, BlueOrchard, Calvert, Citi, Compartamos, Cordaid, cycling, Deutsche Bank, DWM, GFUSA, Habitat, Heinemann, IFC, Kiva, KRO-Reporter, LAPO, Muhammad Yunus, MyC4, Oikocredit, OPIC, Opportunity, Otero, Oxfam Novib, Ramesh, responsAbility, SKS, SMART, Standard Chartered, Triple Jump, Tujijenge | 9 Comments

LAPO (Alumni) Break the Silence

by Hugh Sinclair Posted on 26 October, 2012

I recently received a response to my blog-post “Doomsday”, which discussed a leaked document from Triple Jump and Incofin complaining about some of LAPO’s activities. The comment was from a group claiming to be students of LAPO. It’s as close … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BlueOrchard, Calvert, GFUSA, Incofin, KRO-Reporter, LAPO, MFTransparency, MicroRate, Oxfam Novib, responsAbility, Standard Chartered, Triple Jump | Comments Off

Oxfam Novib Squanders Yet More Tax-payer Money, Others Follow

by Hugh Sinclair Posted on 18 October, 2012

I have been fairly critical of Kiva, as some of my more sensitive readers may have detected. Another peer-to-peer (P2P) microfinance platform, MyC4, actually endorsed my book. I did a project for MyC4 some years ago, helping them with their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged GFUSA, Kiva, Muhammad Yunus, MyC4, Oikocredit, Oxfam Novib, SMART, Triple Jump | 3 Comments

Doomsday

by Hugh Sinclair Posted on 15 October, 2012

…. is probably how Triple Jump described the day the KRO-Reporter documentary came out. In fact the day I received the attached document (Triple Jump/Incofin letter to LAPO March 2010) was Doomsday. They now face questions in the Dutch parliament. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ASN Bank, BlueOrchard, Citi, Deutsche Bank, GFUSA, Kiva, KRO-Reporter, LAPO, Oxfam Novib, Schwab, Triple Jump | 3 Comments

ASN Bank’s “Ethical” Microfinance

by Hugh Sinclair Posted on 10 October, 2012

ASN Bank was badly implicated in my book. They failed to make a single comment until KRO-Reporter exposed their activities on September 28th 2012. For anyone still labouring under the belief that this is an ethical bank, watch the documentary, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ASN Bank, KRO-Reporter, Oxfam Novib, Triple Jump | 3 Comments

Just Another Critical Microfinance Documentary?

by Hugh Sinclair Posted on 10 October, 2012

Perhaps unsurprisingly I rather enjoyed the KRO-Reporter documentary. I won’t go through it in detail, it speaks for itself. That something is deeply wrong in the sector is beyond dispute. Anyone who still denies this is living in cuckoo land. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ASN Bank, GFUSA, KRO-Reporter, LAPO, Oxfam Novib, Triple Jump | 5 Comments

Dutch Chickens Come Home to Roost

by Hugh Sinclair Posted on 29 September, 2012

On September 28th the Dutch investigative TV show KRO-Reporter broadcast a documentary about the Dutch microfinance investment sector, based loosely around my book. Below I provide an English transcript of the entire documentary. This is not an official translation and … Continue reading →

Posted in recent developments | Tagged ASN Bank, Oxfam Novib, Triple Jump | 3 Comments

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MIBs: Microfinance Investment Barbarians

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LAPO (Alumni) Break the Silence

Oxfam Novib Squanders Yet More Tax-payer Money, Others Follow

Doomsday

ASN Bank’s “Ethical” Microfinance

Just Another Critical Microfinance Documentary?

Dutch Chickens Come Home to Roost

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