The PSD Blog - PSD Blog - The World Bank Group

Grameen family of organizations Grameen Bank Complex at Mirpur-2, Dhaka The Grameen family of organizations has grown beyond Grameen Bank into a multi-faceted group of profitable and non-profit ventures, established by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize winning founder of Grameen Bank. Most of these organizations have central offices at the Grameen Bank Complex in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Grameen Bank started to diversify in the late 1980s when it started attending to unutilized or underutilized fishing ponds, as well as irrigation pumps like deep tubewells.[1] In 1989, these diversified interests started growing into separate organizations, as the fisheries project became Grameen Fisheries Foundation and the irrigation project became Grameen Krishi Foundation.[1] Grameen Bank[edit] Grameen Trust[edit] Grameen Trust (GT), a non-profit and non-government organisation established in 1989 uses microcredit as a tool for fighting poverty and follows the Grameen Bank approach for the purpose. Grameen Fund[edit]

DID World Wide: Virtual Number - Canada Canadian PHONE NUMBERS DELIVERED TO THE CLOUD Our cloud technology, combined with traditional telephony infrastructure allows you to control and direct calls made to your phone numbers in Canada by using our web-based, simple to use online tools. For example: Incoming calls to Canada Virtual Numbers may be forwarded to your own network using VoIP or TDM, over the public internet or via a direct peering. We provide premium quality global voice origination services combined with the largest international coverage of local, national, mobile and toll-free virtual numbers. We provide the largest coverage of local, mobile, national and toll-free virtual numbers.

Grameen Foundation It is separate from organizations called "Grameen Foundation" in different countries, such as Grameen Foundation Australia.[citation needed] History[edit] The Foundation was founded in 1997 to facilitate the expansion of banks modeled after the Grameen Bank beyond the borders of Bangladesh and increase the access of poor people to microfinance by millions worldwide. Programs[edit] Rather than directly administering microfinance programs, Grameen Foundation provides funds and technical assistance to local and regional microfinance institutions (MFIs) and other poverty-focused organizations. Working with local and global allies, Grameen Foundation also develops and distributes mobile phone-based applications to help the poor to better manage: Grameen Foundation also works to help the poor receive training and benefit from small-business opportunities, further enabling them to improve their lives and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.[1] Trivia[edit] References[edit]

C4 WorldWide Home :: Grameen-Jameel International Accounting Standards Board - Wikipedia, the free e The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is the independent, accounting standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation.[1] The IASB was founded on April 1, 2001 as the successor to the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC). It is responsible for developing International Financial Reporting Standards (the new name for International Accounting Standards issued after 2001), and promoting the use and application of these standards. Foundation[edit] On December 31, 2001, the International Accounting Standards Foundation (IASF) was incorporated as a tax-exempt organization in the U.S. state of Delaware.[2] On February 6, 2001, the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation was also incorporated as a tax-exempt organization in Delaware.[3] The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is the parent entity of the IFRS Foundation, an independent accounting standard-setter based in London, England.[4] Members[edit] The members (as of July 2012) are:[5]

International Finance Corporation (IFC) Home Directory World Bank The World Bank is a United Nations international financial institution that provides loans[3] to developing countries for capital programs. The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group, and a member of the United Nations Development Group. Composition[edit] World Bank[edit] The World Bank is composed of two institutions: World Bank Group[edit] The World Bank should not be confused with the United Nations World Bank Group, a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to poor countries which is comprised of the:[6] History[edit] The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, along with three other institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Although many countries were represented at the Bretton Woods Conference, the United States and United Kingdom were the most powerful in attendance and dominated the negotiations.[8]:52–54 1944–1968[edit] 1968–1980[edit]

Links Further Research Links* Widen your knowledge of the region with these interesting links: International OrganizationsView social and economic data and statistical sources from various government and international agencies. Download various publications and analytical papers on countries of the Middle East. International Organizations The International Monetary Fund www.imf.org The World Bank Offers various reports on Middle East and North Africawww.worldbank.org World Trade Organization Statistics, Economic Research, Analysis and Publications www.wto.org The United Nations ESCWA www.escwa.un.org UNCTADStatistical Database Online www.unctad.org World Health Organization Regional Office Statistics www.who.int Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmentwww.who.int The Economic Research Forumwww.erf.org.eg Missions Economiquewww.missioneco.org European Central Bankwww.ecb.int Government Organizations US Census Bureau: International Database www.census.gov UAE Ministry of Economywww.economy.ae

Tanzania: First Women's Bank begins operations The Tanzania Women’s Bank (TWB) was inaugurated on July 28 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This pioneering initiative, the first of its kind in Africa, essentially aims at promoting economic activities undertaken by women. This comes as a relief for African women who, despite their enormous contribution towards economic development, paradoxically, do not always have easy access to banking services for economic reasons. Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, now have their own bank. Although men are allowed to open an account, the establishment focuses, essentially, on female clientele who are more often than not excluded from the mainstream banking system. "In Tanzania and throughout Africa, women have less access to banking services because they are not well informed," Margareth Mattabi Chacha, Executive Director of the Tanzania Women’s Bank (TWB) told Afrik-news.com. To enable women to access these services, the establishment has simplified otherwise onerous administrative procedures.

Welcome to the International Federation of Accountants Microfinance and Microcredit Microfinance Gateway The Microfinance Gateway is provided as a service of CGAP (the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor). Its objective is to be a one stop microfinance information hub, providing a forum for practitioners, NGOs, Donors, and others to learn about microfinance topics and to share their knowledge.The site has been redesigned again and now includes six parts: About the gateway, Microfinance voices, News and opinions, Announcements, Hot topics , and"The Library" which includes more than 2,000 reviewed documents. CGAP, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, is a multi donor effort to address poverty through the support and promotion of microfinance programs. Rural Finance Learning Centre Developed and managed by the rural finance specialists of the FAO, the Rural Financial Training Center aims to assist organisations in developing countries to build their capacity to deliver improved financial services which meet the needs of rural households and businesses. microLINKS