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Financial Inclusion Society's Collaboration with Manav Sadhna

The London School of Economics’ Financial Inclusion Society has devoted itself to the cause of volunteer impact consulting, going so far...

How prevalent is exploitation by lenders in the microfinance market?

Author: Unnati Singh Publication Date: 24 Apr 2021 Introduction Effective microcredit programs aim to serve marginalized communities with...

Microfinance in the UK: An Overview of Financial Support Available to Microentrepreneurs

Authors: Electa Yeung and Hanlin Li Publication Date: 19 Mar 2021 Microfinance is a type of banking service provided to low-income...

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on MFIs in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

Authors: Cornelius Chong and Megha Ranjan Publication Date: 01 Mar 2021 Introduction March 2020 saw one of the largest economic and...

In collaboration with MicroLoan Foundation: Agricultural Loans and Income and Gender Equality

To what extent can microfinance institutions use agricultural loans and training to reduce income and gender inequality in Zambia? By...

Interviews with Spark:York and HQ Creative Arts Network (HQ CAN)

Authors: Baron Li and Eldric Lem This summer, the LSESU Microfinance Research Team spoke to entrepreneurs across the UK to learn more...

2019/2020: Year In Review

Despite being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019/2020 academic year was an eventful year for the LSESU Microfinance Society....

Pitfalls of Microfinance: A Silver Bullet?

Authors: Ariel Chng, Jan Jakob-Kruger, Gopal Modi & Andrea D’Souza Introduction In recent decades, the wave of microfinance has rolled...

Youth Entrepreneurship in the UK: Moving Forward

Authors: Stefanus Phan & Goh Hui Min Introduction In 2011, in the face of staggering youth unemployment figures, British business magnate...