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Richard Rosenberg of CGAP reviews the new book by the Financial Diaries team which challenges common assumptions about poor people's financial lives. Read on and add your own reflections on the book.

The Microfinance Gateway is very excited to announce the launch of the Portal de Microfinanzas, our new Spanish-language affiliate site! Developed by CGAP and content management partner INCAE Business School in Costa Rica, the Portal de Microfina...

David Roodman, Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development, has written a review of microfinance studies to date. He suggests that "our judgment of the impacts of microfinance should not stand or fall solely on whether studies prove that ...

Consumer protection is growing in importance across the industry. Banco del Exito (Banex) has done some good work in putting consumer protection principles into practice. What else can MFIs do to ensure ethical practices?