"The Commercialization of Microfinance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly""The Commercialization of Microfinance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/189162KINSC Sharpless Auditorium2011-11-15T18:00:002011-11-15T19:30:00
November 15, 6:00PM
KINSC Sharpless Auditorium
Lecture by Ira Lieberman, Founder and 1st CEO og CGAP
Description
Can Microfinance and its Social Development Focus survive association with Wall Street?
“The Commercialization of Microfinance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
Ira Lieberman
Ph.D. , Political Economy, Oxford University
Founder & 1st CEO of CGAP
(Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, part of The World Bank Group)
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Tea at 5:30 PM; Talk at 6:00 PM
KINSC Sharpless Auditorium
jointly sponsored by
The Haverford Microfinance Program
Center for Peace and Global Citizenship
Department of Economics
Ira Lieberman as CEO of CGAP, was one of the leaders of the industry’s efforts to “commercialize” in order to expand its funding base beyond the limited pool of donor funds. The additional funding enabled huge growth over the last two decades and extended its reach in serving those living under $2/day. But has is relationship with private investors affected how it deals with its clients to their detriment? Lieberman will address this question reflecting on the developments of the industry since inception and particularly in the last few years when it has been rocked by criticism derived from high interest rates, high profits, political interference and even deaths.
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