SPRING 2008
WWB Quarterly
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In this Issue
- WWB and Inter-American Development Bank Co-Host Conference in Argentina for Banks Entering the Microfinance Market
- WWB and Morgan Stanley Host WWB's Sixth Annual Microfinance and the Capital Markets Conference
- WWB Network Member Shakti Foundation Joins with Citi Foundation to Launch Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards in Bangladesh
- WWB'S Ugandan Network Member Unveils New Brand as "Finance Trust"
- WWB in the News
- WWB Publications: New and Forthcoming
- Upcoming & Recent Speaking Events of President Iskenderian
WWB in the News
The New York Times featured Women's World Banking in a March 14 article on presidential candidate Barack Obama's mother, Ann Dunham Soetoro. The article, "A Free-Spirited Wanderer Who Set Obama's Path," mentions that the late Ms. Soetoro was an employee of WWB during the early 1990s, and quotes former WWB President Nancy Barry. Read the article on the New York Times website.
Time Magazine featured WWB's working paper, "Stemming the Tide of Mission Drift: Microfinance and the Double Bottom Line," in the World section of its online magazine on April 17. The Time article, titled "Are Women Being Cheated?" asks the question that initially motivated WWB to begin collecting data on microfinance institutions as they transform to regulated financial institutions: "As microfinance moves more and more into the mainstream of the banking world, is some of its original mission getting lost in the shuffle?" Read the article on the Time Magazine website.
The Jordan Times published an interview with WWB President and CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian in its March 10 edition. The article, "WWB Head Sees Jordan as Laboratory for Microfunds," is available on the Jordan Times website.
The Indian Banker magazine published in its March issue an abridged version of WWB's Focus Note, "Rural Finance for Small Farmers: An Integrated Approach" by Hans Dellien and Elizabeth Lynch. Visit the WWB publications page to read the complete version of the article.
The Journal News of the Hudson Valley, New York, printed in its February 22 edition a story on WWB's sixth annual Microfinance and the Capital Markets Conference. The conference was co-hosted by Morgan Stanley, and took place at Morgan Stanley's Westchester campus in Purchase, New York. The article can be found in the archives of The Journal News.
Microfinance Insights magazine published an interview with WWB President Mary Ellen Iskenderian in its Vol. 6 - March 2008 issue. The article, titled "Sector Targets a Majority of Women, Employs a Minority," featured Ms. Iskenderian's thoughts on the employment of women in the microfinance industry. The Vol. 6 - March 2008 issue can be downloaded from the Microfinance Insights website.