Does Quote by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Because microfinance is so manageable in terms of the size of the loan, people have made it the cornerstone to lifting women out of…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Microfinance initiatives are very high-touch models. The loan officer meets with local groups of borrowers every week, they share tips and techniques. There's a…

— Pierre Omidyar

In 1989, I started the National Association of Business Women. We incorporated microfinance and different job training for women. We did a survey, with…

— Joyce Banda

What attracted me towards microfinance is it's a very sustainable business, which has an impact on people's lives yet it can be very profitable.

— Ananya Birla

“This is the basis for the most important critique of microfinance. The poor are not entrepreneurs. The idea that more than a few will…

— Ian Smillie

A well-functioning microfinance bank can actually be a profitable business as well. So it became a perfect proof point that, through business, you can…

— Pierre Omidyar

As many micro-credit schemes across the world can testify, investment in women is the best investment for the future.

— Ban Ki-moon

Microfinance is an idea whose time has come.

— Kofi Annan

Making loans and fighting poverty are normally two of the least glamorous pursuits around, but put the two together and you have an economic…

— James Surowiecki

The moment you say microfinance everybody wants to help you.

— Muhammad Yunus

Microfinance stands as one of the most promising and cost-effective tools in the fight against global poverty.

— Jonathan Morduch