ORGANISATION

Calmeadow

Canadian non-profit organization "dedicated to providing access to credit and other financial services to self-employed people in Canada and the developing world."

Calmeadow runs the MicroBanking Standards Project, which tracks the financial performance of more than 80 microfinance institutions around the world.

It produces the MicroBanking Bulletin, detailing financial performances of organisations providing banking srvices for the poor. Full-text of current and back issues are available online in PDF format online, separate statistical datasets also available online.

Information services from Research and Policy Unit include: Knowledge Bank, comprehensive collection of materials based on micro-lending practices in North America, developing countries and transitional economies. Database currently available inhouse, access is available for visitors. Online version is currently under construction.

WWW site also includes resource information, details of services, details of MicroBanking Standards Project.

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