IRISH REPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUND INSTITUTION (RLFI)

By Fiona Fitzsimons In the last generation, the microcredit movement was conceived as a solution to world poverty. The idea was simple: give poor borrowers in developing countries reliable access to credit to fund their business needs. Borrowers made regular, frequent payments, at low interest rates to cover administrative costs, so the whole enterprise was ... Read more

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