Photo source: Yunus book homepage In an emerging economy like Myanmar, how can development be hastened and reduce, if not totally eradicate poverty? Prof. Mohammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank shared his experience in a forum in Yangon organized by actionaid, an international NGO, the National Economic and Social Advisory Council (NESAC)…
The Qualitative Social and Economic Monitoring (QSEM) is a study conducted annually by Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT), a multi-donor platform, to look at the changes resulting from the development interventions in various parts of Myanmar. The Round 4 of the QSEM conducted from March to May 2014 involving 1,474 respondents was recently…
The Microfinance Working Group is an informal network of microfinance institutions in Myanmar who regularly meet every two months to share updates and discuss issues affecting the industry. The first meeting for 2015 was hosted by BRAC Myanmar in their Yangon office. Among the challenges discussed during the meeting are the following: Most of the…
