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• Photo Exhibition on the Fall of the Berlin Wall

  Announcements - Announcements

  Created: Thursday, 31 December 2009 19:00

  Photo Exhibition on the Fall of the Berlin Wall Photographs from the Period around the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 on Display in Main University Library at Freie Universität Berlin until January 8 No. 368 issued on 12/28/2009 The year 200...

• Schlein to head ACCION

  Announcements - Announcements

  Created: Tuesday, 29 September 2009 13:06

  ACCION Names Michael Schlein as New President and CEO BOSTON, Mass., September  2009 – ACCION International, a pioneer and global leader in microfinance, today announced that it has named Michael Schlein as its new President and CEO. Schlein, Presiden...

• Remembering the ladies - 233 years later

  Features - Lifestyle

  Created: Friday, 28 August 2009 02:24

  Commemorating Women's Suffrage in the United States Two hundred thirty-three years ago, a nation was born of ideals and conviction; the United States has ever since aspired to form that more perfect union in the spirit of independence, equality, and thos...

• Bringing the world closer for a cause

  Announcements - Events

  Created: Wednesday, 26 August 2009 19:34

  ACCION International invites you to bring the world closer to a sustainable solution to poverty. Join us, October 3rd or 4th, in creating “micro-rides” in communities around the world to raise awareness about the problem of global poverty. With your...

• The Lion of the Senate passes

  Recent Developments - Politics

  Created: Wednesday, 26 August 2009 18:43

  Senator Edward Moore Kennedy one of the longest serving Senator has died from brain cancer; he was 77.  His family stated, “Edward M. Kennedy—the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply—died late Tuesday night at home in ...

• Habitat For Humanity host Asia-Pacific Housing Forum

  Announcements - Events

  Created: Wednesday, 26 August 2009 16:04

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• Asia-Pacific Housing Forum - Manila Sept 7 - 9

  Announcements - Events

  Created: Wednesday, 26 August 2009 15:48

  Industry Leaders from Around the World Converge for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Housing Forum   Source:  ACN Press Release -The world's prime movers from the housing, construction and related industries will converge on September 7 to 9, 2009 for the premier...

• Creating Market Access for Heavenly Treasures

  People - Top Entrepreneurs

  Created: Tuesday, 18 August 2009 10:33

  “Love this little store that I kept meaning to go in after passing by it for almost a year…I just bought a beautiful red silk scarf for $10 from Thailand and a Kenyan thumb piano for $15. There are soapstone heart paperweights for $3 and beautiful li...

• Highest Civilian Honor for Yunus

  People - Microfinance Powerhouse

  Created: Wednesday, 12 August 2009 10:05

  Muhammad Yunus to receive U.S. highest civilian honor. Blassys – by Sandra Frempong President Obama, bestowing his first presidential medals will recognize the contributions made by 16 ‘agents of change’ with the highest civilian honor on Wednes...

• Baltimore City Green Fair...

  Announcements - Events

  Created: Monday, 13 July 2009 16:30

  LAST CALL... REGISTER TODAY! Attend the Baltimore City Green Construction Event & Vendor Fair In 2008 Baltimore City implemented environmentally friendly and energy saving standards in many of their construction...

• Leadership For Global Development

  Announcements - Events

  Created: Sunday, 12 July 2009 17:28

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• Photography Contest

  Announcements - Events

  Created: Tuesday, 07 July 2009 13:51

  Touching Lives: CGAP Microfinance Photo Contest Now Open   Enter the 2009 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest and help tell the world about microfinance and how it’s touching the lives of poor people. How are people using finance in nontraditional...

• Happy Father's Day

  Features - Quotes

  Created: Sunday, 21 June 2009 13:39

  What Makes A Dad  God took the strength of a mountain,The majesty of a tree,The warmth of a summer sun,The calm of a quiet sea,The generous soul of nature,The comforting arm of night,The wisdom of the ages,The power of the eagle's flight,The joy of ...

• Better Asset and Liability Management: An Urgent Need

  Recent Developments - Funding Opportunities

  Created: Friday, 19 June 2009 11:01

  June 18, 2009—The onset of the worst global financial crisis in decades has brought home to many financial institutions, and their clients, many of the fundamentals of finance that can be overlooked in times of rapid growth and surging income. ...

• Global Professional Body launches

  Announcements - Announcements

  Created: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 13:14

  Global Professional Body For The Microfinance Sector: The Microfinance Association A new Professional Body for the Microfinance sector has been launched in the UK. Kent, United Kingdom : Source:(PRWEB) June 16, 2009 -- The Microfinance Association, a...

• LeapFrog Investment raised millions for MicroInsurance

  Recent Developments - Funding Opportunities

  Created: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 00:00

  LUXEMBOURGIn a breakthrough for microfinance and alternative investment, the LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund announced today that it has raised US$44 million. It is the world's first investment fund focused on microinsurance. The fund aims to invest in ...

• 1031 Exchanges

  Blog - Taxation

  Created: Friday, 12 June 2009 22:07

  Compliments of David Pawlowski, Esq. (866) 543-1031 toll free (704) 998-8155 cell dpawlowski@orexco1031.com Taxpayers Beware: Zero Profit Doesn’t Mean Zero Capital Gains Taxes In th...

• Grameen Launches Branch in Omaha, Nebraska

  Recent Developments - Politics

  Created: Thursday, 28 May 2009 13:08

  OMAHA, Neb. - (Business Wire) Grameen America (www.grameenamerica.com), a microfinance institution headquartered in New York and founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, announced today that it will launch its next branch in Omaha, Nebraska. ...

• Microfinance Conference begins in Belgrade

  Announcements - Events

  Created: Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:11

   Source: EMportal, Beta, ANSAmed The 12th international MFC Conference of Microfinance Institutions, in which more than 450 experts, bankers and investors from some 30 countries are participating, began in Belgrade. The 12th international MFC Con...

• Former president Roh leaps to ...

  Recent Developments - Politics

  Created: Saturday, 23 May 2009 10:37

  (US State Dept Photo) He was a man who rose from poverty to Power.  The 62 year old former South Korean President Roh who had been ensnarled in bribery scandal died in an apparent suicide.  He jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains in the...