Newsletters and Bulletins
on Microfinance and related issues
The bulletins and newsletters listed below give concise and current information on microfinance policies, programmes and projects. Particularly since microfinance is still an emerging development issue, these newsletters help in giving a quick snapshot of who is doing what in the field. Note that many are also available online. Check first for online availablity, before requesting for a hardcopy. If you find a newsletter or bulletin missing, please inform Hari Srinivas at - hsrinivas@gdrc.org
Name:
B.W.T.P. Newsletter
Contact:
The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC)
232, Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Australia
fdc@ozemail.com.au
Periodicity:
--
Subscription:
Contact FDC

The Newsletter reports on progress with the Banking for the Poor Network, which brings together bankers and policy-makers with microfinance practitioners.
Name:
Common Interest
Contact:
Centre for Micro-Finance (CMF)
cmf@mos.com.np
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Available online

COMMON INTEREST reports on the issues of linking the microfinance sector in Nepal. It is produced by the Center for Micro-Finance Nepal (CMF), an initiative of The Canadian Center for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI). It is focuses on organizations with a common interest in community savings and credit in Nepal.
Name:
Countdown 2005
Contact:
The Microcredit Summit Secretariat
c/o RESULTS Educational Fund
440 First St. NW, Suite 460, Washington, D.C. 20001
e-mail: microcredit@igc.apc.org
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
USD 25. Also see website

COUNTDOWN 2005 is the newsletter of the Microcredit Summit Campaign. It follows the progress of the Summit's goal in " ... working to ensure that 100 million of the world's poorest families, especially the women of those families, are receiving credit for self-employment and other financial and business services by the year 2005."
Name:
Credit for the Poor
Contact:
CASHPOR Tech. Services
6 Lrg. Permata 4/1, Tmn Permata (Lobok),
70200 Seremban, N.S., Malaysia
gibbons@pc.jaring.my
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
USD 25 - contact CASHPOR for details.

Credit for the Poor is the voice of the Grameen Bank relication movement in Asia. Project news from the replication network's 22 member projects is made available. Each issue carries a statistical UPDATE of each member, loans outstanding, savings mobilized and portfolio at risk.
Name:
Credit Lines
Contact:
PLAN International
3260 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201, USA
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Contact PLAN International

Credit Lines is the bulletin of of the PLAN International focussing on "... sustained and improved quality of life for children depends on stabilized and improved family income."
Name:
Credit Union World
Contact:
Irene Scallon, World Council of Credit Unions Inc.
iscallon@woccu.org
Tel: 1-608-321-7130
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Contact WOCCU or available on-line for credit union members on the Global Credit Union Network.

Credit Union World, produced by the World Council of Credit Unions (30,000 members in 85 countries, serving an estimated 100 million people worldwide), provides movement trends, global commerce issues, development spotlights and country updates for the international credit union movement.
Name:
Credit Watch
Contact:
CREDITWATCH
Alipur Post Box No. 16748
Calcutta 700027
India
review@creditwatchindia.net
Periodicity:
--
Subscription:
View online, or send email to review@creditwatchindia.net

Use of information technology for improving credit access to poor and the small business in countries in the South
Name:
CEREM NewsBrief
Contact:
ADA - Appui au Développement Autonome
15, Bd Grande Duchesse Charlotte
L-1331 Luxembourg
Phone : 352.45.68.68.1
Fax : 352.45.68.68.68
adainfo@microfinance.lu
Periodicity:
Monthly
Subscription:
Subscribe online at ADA's website

Appui au Développement Autonome works side by side with microfinance institutions to empower the world’s poorest through self-employment. ADA offers several e-news bulletins, besides the CEREM NewsBrief. All are availabe in electronic form and can be subscribed via the online subscription page.
Name:
Developments
Contact:
Development Alternatives Inc.
7250 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 200,
Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
info@dai.com
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Read online

Developments is a quarterly newsletter of Development Alternatives Inc. Founded in 1970, DAI is am international consulting firm that provides technical assistance to programs, projects and institutions throughout the world.
Name:
El Microfinanciero
Contact:
COLCAMI
Consorcio Latinoamericano de Capacitacion en Microfinanciamiento.
Av. de las Torres 131, Col Olivar de los Padres,
Mexico D.F., 01780.
Tel: 52+55859279
colcami@hotmail.com
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Contact COLCAMI

"El Microfinanciero" is published in Spanish. It deals with articles about best practices, benchmarking, institutional strengthening, courses and workshops offered by Colcami in Latin America, and related materials.
Name:
Field Notes
Contact:
Katalysis
1331 N. Commerce Street, Stockto,
CA 95202 USA
katalysis2@aol.com
Periodicity:
--
Subscription:
Contact Katalysis

Field Notes is the newsletter of KATALYSIS - North/South Development Partnership. It is a nonprofit organization serving low-income communities in developing countries.
Name:
Finance for the Poor
Contact:
Asian Development Bank
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Read online

The interest in microfinance as a tool in poverty reduction has grown significantly in recent years. To improve access to vital information on microfinance, ADB publishes a quarterly newsletter Finance for the Poor.
Name:
Grameen Dialogue
Contact:
Grameen Trust
Mirpur Two, Dhaka 1216
Bangladesh g_trust@grameen.net
Periodicity:
--
Subscription:
USD 25 - Contact Grameen Trust

Grameen Dialogue is the newsletter published by the Grameen Trust in Bangladesh. It highlights the Grameen Bank's achievements and replications of the Grameen methodology world-wide. It also serves as a forum for networking for Grameen information.
Name:
Grameen Poverty Research
Contact:
Grameen Trust
Mirpur Two, Dhaka 1216
Bangladesh g_trust@grameen.net
Periodicity:
--
Subscription:
Contact Grameen Trust

Grameen Poverty Research is the Newsletter of the Programme for Research on Poverty Alleviation of the Grameen Trust. The trust promotes awareness and action for the elimination of poverty and hunger.
Name:
InSight
Contact:
Available online.
Periodicity:
--
Subscription:
Available online.

As short, frequent, one-topic bulletins, InSight is intended to share the results of ACCION International's work with the microfinance community as quickly and efficiently as possible. The series will highlight practical applications, policy viewpoints and ongoing research. The results presented can be considered basis for further discussion and insight into what's ahead for ACCION.
Name:
MFC Policy Monitor
Contact:
Microfinance Centre for C&EE and the NIS
Periodicity:
semi-annual
Subscription:
Available online.

The MFC Policy Monitor is designed as a vehicle for disseminating information and experience in solving policy issues in the central and eastern Europe, and newly industrailized states region.
Name:
MFC Newsletter
Contact:
Microfinance Centre for C&EE and the NIS
Periodicity:
semi-annual
Subscription:
Available online.

MFC Newsletter brings updates on MFI activities in central and eastern Europe, and newly industrailized states region, as well as articles of microfinance experts on important subjects.
Name:
MicroBanking Bulletin
Contact:
Available online.
Periodicity:
Semi-annual
Subscription:
Available online.

The MicroBanking Bulletin is the semi-annual report of a project to develop a database on the financial performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). The purpose of the database is to help MFI managers better understand the performance of their individual institutions through comparison with data from other, similar programs.
Name:
Microcredit Summit E-News
Contact:
Available online.
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Available online.

Microcredit Summit E-News, a publication of the Microcredit Summit Campaign, keeps subscribers updated on the developements and progress with the Capmaign.
Name:
MicroCapital Monitor
Contact:
Available online.
Periodicity:
Monthly
Subscription:
Available online.

MicroCapital Monitor focusses on microfinance and microcredit investment. It includes MicroCapital Briefs, Industry Digest, Upcoming Events, and a Who's Who
Name:
Microenterprise
Contact:
Inter-American Development Bank
Microenterprise Unit, B-0600, 1300 New York Avenue, NW.
Washington DC 20577, USA
mic@iadb.org
Periodicity:
--
Subscription:
Contact IDB

The Microenterprise Development Review's inaugural issue came out in May 1998. It is produced by the Microenterprise Unit of IDB.
Name:
Microfinance Focus
Contact:
Email: info@microfinancefocus.com
Periodicity:
Monthly
Subscription:
Available online

Microfinance Focus is a global magazine on microfinance and sustainable development. It publishes news stories, articles and editorials written by experts who are practicing in the field.
Name:
Microfinance Matters
Contact:
Email: emily.krasnor@undp.org
Periodicity:
Bi-monthly
Subscription:
Available online

This UN CDF's newsletter aims to promote innovative partnerships, raise public awareness, and share effective practices and expertise on building inclusive financial sectors.
Name:
Microfinance Gateway
Contact:
Email: cgapwebmanager@worldbank.org
Periodicity:
Unknown
Subscription:
Subscribe online

The Microfinance Gateway newsletter is a periodic email update on the events and publications of CGAP - the Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest
Name:
Microfinance Transparency Newsletter
Contact:
Email: communications@mftransparency.org/
Periodicity:
Unknown
Subscription:
Subscribe online

This is the newsletter of the MicroFinance Transparency initiative. MFT gathers data about microfinance interest rates, calculates APR and EIRs, and publishes educational material about microfinance pricing.
Name:
Microenterprise Best Practices
Contact:
Microenterprise Best Practices
Development Alternatives Inc.
7250 Woodmount Avenue, Suite 200
Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
Fax: -1301-718-6567 mip@dai.com
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Contact above address. Available online

The MBP Newsletter is a quarterly publication of the Microenterprise BEst practices Project, a USAID-funded project implemented by Development Alternatives Inc. in collaboration with several organizations and networks.
Name:
MicroInsurance
Contact:
ADA
Luxemburg
Email: adainfo@microfinance.lu Web: http://www.microfinance.lu/
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Send an email to insurance@microfinance.lu

The objective of this quarterly newsletter is to share information about microinsurance (concepts, case studies, publications, insurance companies etc.). Distributed electronically, it contains several links to access directly to more information. - en français
Name:
Micro-Net
Contact:
ActInvest International
C.P. 2047,
CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
actinvst@iprolink.ch
Periodicity:
Bi-annual
Subscription:
Contact ActInvest

Micro-Net is a bi-annual publication of ActInvest International. It is a part of ActInvest's Institutional Plan for the Microcredit Summit.
Name:
MicroSave-Africa's Current Issues in Microfinance
Contact:
MicroSave-Africa
P.O. Box 76436
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 (20) 2724801/6
Fax 254 (20) 2720133
Email: MSA@MicroSave-Africa.com
Website: www.MicroSave-Africa.com
Periodicity:
Bi-monthly
Subscription:
Contact MicroSave

MicroSave-Africa is a bi-monthly thematic e-bulletin featuring current issues in microfinance.
Name:
New Vision
Contact:
Association for Social Advancement
23/3, Block-B, Khilji Road,
Mohammedpur, Dhaka-1207, B'desh
asa@drik.bgd.toolnet.org
Periodicity:
--
Subscription:
Contact ASA

New Vision is the House Journal of ASA. ASA is the largest and fastest growing MFI - accounting for more than 10% of the poor in the Asia-Pacific region.
Name:
Newsbrief CEREM-LUX
Contact:
ADA - Appui au Développement Autonome
adalux@pt.lu
Periodicity:
Monthly
Subscription:
Contact ADA. View online

Newsbrief CEREM-LUX is a monthly publication in French regarding products, innovations, events, group discussions and bibliography on microfinance.
Name:
Newsletter
Contact:
Bina Swadaya
Jalan Gunung Sahari III/7
Jakarta Pusat 10610, Indonesia
swadaya@rad.net.id
Periodicity:
Three times a year
Subscription:
Contact Bina Swadaya

The Bina Swadaya Newsletter's purpose is to highlight various issues related to development with focusing on people's participation movement.
Name:
Nexus
Contact:
SEEP Network
C/o Pact, 777 United Nations Plaza,
New York, NY 10017, USA seepny@undp.org
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Contact SEEP / Available online

Nexus is a publication of the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network. It is designed to inform members and other practitioners on the projects of the network, as well as to serve as a vehicle for communication.
Name:
Portfolio
Contact:
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
1818 H Street, NW, MSN Q4-400
Washington, DC 20433 USA
T: 1-202-473-9594
F: 1-202-522-3744
E: portfolio@cgap.org
Periodicity:
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Subscription:
Contact CGAP / Available online

Portfolio, a publication of CGAP, offers insight into the latest microfinance trends. Housed at the World Bank, CGAP is a global resource center for microfinance standards, operational tools, training, and advisory services.
Name:
Post Conflict Microfinance
Contact:
Isabelle Kidney,
Concern Worldwide,
Room 903, 104 Easst 40th Street,
New York 10016, USA.
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Read online

The Springfield Centre / Concern Worlwide Post-Conflict Microfinance Research Project aims to improve the awareness, skills and knowledge available to implement successful post conflict microfinance projects for the poor.
Name:
Saving Grace
Contact:
Micro Credit Innovations Department
NABARD
Mumbainabmcid@vsnl.com
Periodicity:
Quarterly
Subscription:
Available online - check NABARD's publication page

Saving Grace is a newsletter brought out by the Micro Credit Innovations Department of India's National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). NABARD has poineered the Self-Help Groups concept and their linkages with commercial banks in India.
Name:
Seeds of Excellence
Contact:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
209, West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3443, USA
Tel: 1-410-625-2220
jmcarmi@catholicrelief.org
Periodicity:
Thrice annually
Subscription:
Contact CRS

'Seeds of Excellence' is the newsletter of CRS's Program Quality and Support Department. For more than 50 years, CRS has worked to alleviate human suffering, promote local economic development, and foster charity and justice for the world's most needy people.
Name:
Self-Help News
Contact:
All India Collective for Microcredit Movement (AICOMM)
India Country Secretariat, c/o SPANDANA
122B/6, Groud Floor
Gautam Nagar
New Delhi 110 049
INDIA
Periodicity:
Bimonthly
Subscription:
Within India : Indian Rs. 100 per annum. Outside India : US $ 25 per annum

This news letter is published by AICOMM, which is a national consortium of clientele and practitioner NGOs of microfinance in India. AICOMM's main activities are research, documentation and publication of small successful initiatives in the sector, advocacy and lobbying, networking among clientele Self Help Groups, NGOs and resource agencies and capacity-building of SHGs and NGOs.

Hari Srinivas - hsrinivas@gdrc.org
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