Publication

Social Finance Working Paper #46: Assessing indebtedness

01 August 2007

Results from a pilot survey among steelworkers in São Paulo

Publication

Social Finance Working Paper #45: The impact of liberalisation policies on access to microfinance

01 June 2007

The case of Peru

Web page

Microinsurance Innovation Facility

23 February 2007

The Microinsurance Innovation Facility seeks to increase the availability of quality insurance for the developing world’s low-income families to help them guard against risk and overcome poverty. The Facility was launched in 2008 with the support of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Publication

Protecting the poor: A microinsurance compendium

06 December 2006

Essential reading for insurance professionals, practitioners and anyone involved with offering insurance to low-income persons, this volume covers the many aspects of microinsurance in detail including product design, marketing, premium collection and governance

Publication

Social Finance Working Paper #44: Overindebtedness in Germany

01 December 2006

Publication

Making microfinance work. Managing for improved performance

10 November 2006

Microfinance has long been recognized as having significant potential to create jobs and reduce poverty. But to meet the twin challenges of growth and sustainability, managers of microfinance institutions (MFIs) must not only understand essential management functions: they must also be armed with innovative ideas and strategies to succeed in today's increasingly competitive environment. This training manual provides a valuable overview of the key management principles necessary to optimize ...

Press release

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia hails awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank

13 October 2006

General of the International Labour Office (ILO), Juan Somavia, today issued the following statement on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank: