‼️ Russia: “Two-thirds of Russia's working population are in debt to banks and microfinance organizations”
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www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/04/29/d...
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www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/04/29/d...
April 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
‼️ Russia: “Two-thirds of Russia's working population are in debt to banks and microfinance organizations”
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www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/04/29/d...
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www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/04/29/d...
Jane Goodall Credits Microfinance in Conservation Effort
Jane Goodall Credits Microfinance in Conservation Effort
Jane Goodall Credits Microfinance in Conservation Effort
bloom.bg
September 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Jane Goodall Credits Microfinance in Conservation Effort
‼️ Russia: “The share of microfinance institution debt exceeded the share of bank debt for the first time”
in the agency debt collection market
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8673185
in the agency debt collection market
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8673185
May 20, 2026 at 3:35 AM
‼️ Russia: “The share of microfinance institution debt exceeded the share of bank debt for the first time”
in the agency debt collection market
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8673185
in the agency debt collection market
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8673185
Meanwhile in Russia…
“Microfinance organizations are pushing fortune telling and horoscopes on Russians when issuing microloans”
Also Tarot readings & dream interpretation services!
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www.mk.ru/economics/20...
“Microfinance organizations are pushing fortune telling and horoscopes on Russians when issuing microloans”
Also Tarot readings & dream interpretation services!
🔮
www.mk.ru/economics/20...
April 20, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Meanwhile in Russia…
“Microfinance organizations are pushing fortune telling and horoscopes on Russians when issuing microloans”
Also Tarot readings & dream interpretation services!
🔮
www.mk.ru/economics/20...
“Microfinance organizations are pushing fortune telling and horoscopes on Russians when issuing microloans”
Also Tarot readings & dream interpretation services!
🔮
www.mk.ru/economics/20...
It’s the golden age of microfinance I’m over leveraged on burrito payments
May 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It’s the golden age of microfinance I’m over leveraged on burrito payments
Nice quote of @economeager.bsky.social here about no serious reckoning yet in microfinance
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
Hundreds of Billions in Loans Didn’t Make a Dent in Global Poverty
Microfinance aimed to foster prosperity but stoked hardship for those borrowers who took on debt they couldn’t afford.
www.wsj.com
June 11, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Nice quote of @economeager.bsky.social here about no serious reckoning yet in microfinance
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
‼️ Russia: “Approximately 25% of microfinance organizations (MFOs) providing payday loans to Russians may cease operations due to the introduction of mandatory biometric identification”
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/19/v...
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/19/v...
February 19, 2026 at 4:17 PM
‼️ Russia: “Approximately 25% of microfinance organizations (MFOs) providing payday loans to Russians may cease operations due to the introduction of mandatory biometric identification”
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/19/v...
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/19/v...
New paper out in Evolutionary Human Sciences (unformatted early access):
Testing Evolutionary Theories of Human Cooperation via Meta-Analysis of Microfinance Repayment
with Dougie Foster, Shakti Lamba & @erikpostma.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Testing Evolutionary Theories of Human Cooperation via Meta-Analysis of Microfinance Repayment
with Dougie Foster, Shakti Lamba & @erikpostma.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Testing Evolutionary Theories of Human Cooperation via Meta-Analysis of Microfinance Repayment | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
Testing Evolutionary Theories of Human Cooperation via Meta-Analysis of Microfinance Repayment
www.cambridge.org
April 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
New paper out in Evolutionary Human Sciences (unformatted early access):
Testing Evolutionary Theories of Human Cooperation via Meta-Analysis of Microfinance Repayment
with Dougie Foster, Shakti Lamba & @erikpostma.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Testing Evolutionary Theories of Human Cooperation via Meta-Analysis of Microfinance Repayment
with Dougie Foster, Shakti Lamba & @erikpostma.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Crypto lenders dial up risk with ‘microfinance on steroids’ https://on.ft.com/4kRPcjP
Crypto lenders dial up risk with ‘microfinance on steroids’
Digital asset price boom inspires new ventures making precarious loans despite painful wipeout three years ago
on.ft.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Crypto lenders dial up risk with ‘microfinance on steroids’ https://on.ft.com/4kRPcjP
‼️ Russia: “During the full-scale war, CarMoney, a microfinance company linked to Vladimir Putin's ex-wife, Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, earned nearly 1.6 billion rubles in net profit”
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ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/06/k...
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ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/06/k...
April 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
‼️ Russia: “During the full-scale war, CarMoney, a microfinance company linked to Vladimir Putin's ex-wife, Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, earned nearly 1.6 billion rubles in net profit”
🇷🇺: 🤑
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/06/k...
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ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/06/k...
If I ever run for office, my reddit posts are going to be hilarious.
"In 2007, Matt Darling posted about that microfinance was a silver bullet that could End Poverty. But in 2005 he said the Millennium Villages were a silver bullet that could End Poverty."
"In 2007, Matt Darling posted about that microfinance was a silver bullet that could End Poverty. But in 2005 he said the Millennium Villages were a silver bullet that could End Poverty."
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If I ever run for office, my reddit posts are going to be hilarious.
"In 2007, Matt Darling posted about that microfinance was a silver bullet that could End Poverty. But in 2005 he said the Millennium Villages were a silver bullet that could End Poverty."
"In 2007, Matt Darling posted about that microfinance was a silver bullet that could End Poverty. But in 2005 he said the Millennium Villages were a silver bullet that could End Poverty."
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Algorand Powers Afghanistan’s First Fully Digital Microfinance Platform News ETHNews
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May 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Microfinance from CARE International UK
CARE International's microfinance lending initiative
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January 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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‼️ Russia: “Russians rushed to pawnshops for money after tightening requirements for banks and microfinance organizations.”
I know a lot of us are thinking about that one pawnshop news story…
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/29/r...
I know a lot of us are thinking about that one pawnshop news story…
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/29/r...
September 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
‼️ Russia: “Russians rushed to pawnshops for money after tightening requirements for banks and microfinance organizations.”
I know a lot of us are thinking about that one pawnshop news story…
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/29/r...
I know a lot of us are thinking about that one pawnshop news story…
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/29/r...
2/ More than 1.2 billion roubles will go to the regional Microfinance Fund. Farmers will also get a one-year deferral on existing fund loans, deferred land-rent payments and subsidies for sowing winter crops.
September 25, 2026 at 7:57 AM
2/ More than 1.2 billion roubles will go to the regional Microfinance Fund. Farmers will also get a one-year deferral on existing fund loans, deferred land-rent payments and subsidies for sowing winter crops.
Microfinance will be the fix that truly unlocks global development
April 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Microfinance will be the fix that truly unlocks global development
“The State Duma has proposed allowing Russians to refinance their loans with a bank to pay off their debt to a microfinance organization (MFO)”
So it hasn’t gone completely bonkers…(yet?)
So it hasn’t gone completely bonkers…(yet?)
February 24, 2026 at 7:46 PM
“The State Duma has proposed allowing Russians to refinance their loans with a bank to pay off their debt to a microfinance organization (MFO)”
So it hasn’t gone completely bonkers…(yet?)
So it hasn’t gone completely bonkers…(yet?)
‼️ Russia: “Russians have sharply increased demand for loans from microfinance organizations (MFOs), which, according to the Central Bank, provide short-term loans at an average of 292% per annum.”
YIKES!
👉 292% APR
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/04/04/r...
YIKES!
👉 292% APR
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/04/04/r...
April 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
‼️ Russia: “Russians have sharply increased demand for loans from microfinance organizations (MFOs), which, according to the Central Bank, provide short-term loans at an average of 292% per annum.”
YIKES!
👉 292% APR
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/04/04/r...
YIKES!
👉 292% APR
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/04/04/r...
UNRWA has been supporting #Palestine Refugees in Jordan since 1949.
We provide education, healthcare, microfinance, and sanitation to tens of thousands of people every day.
#UNRWAworks
We provide education, healthcare, microfinance, and sanitation to tens of thousands of people every day.
#UNRWAworks
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
UNRWA has been supporting #Palestine Refugees in Jordan since 1949.
We provide education, healthcare, microfinance, and sanitation to tens of thousands of people every day.
#UNRWAworks
We provide education, healthcare, microfinance, and sanitation to tens of thousands of people every day.
#UNRWAworks
“Bailiffs uncovered more than 762,000 violations during inspections of debt collection agencies. Russians most frequently complain about microfinance organizations (MFOs), Izvestia reports.”
April 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
“Bailiffs uncovered more than 762,000 violations during inspections of debt collection agencies. Russians most frequently complain about microfinance organizations (MFOs), Izvestia reports.”
Reported on Telegram today - unverified
Russians owe a record 38 trillion rubles on loans. Debts to banks and microfinance organizations already make up almost a quarter of the country's GDP.
Russians owe a record 38 trillion rubles on loans. Debts to banks and microfinance organizations already make up almost a quarter of the country's GDP.
December 6, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Reported on Telegram today - unverified
Russians owe a record 38 trillion rubles on loans. Debts to banks and microfinance organizations already make up almost a quarter of the country's GDP.
Russians owe a record 38 trillion rubles on loans. Debts to banks and microfinance organizations already make up almost a quarter of the country's GDP.
“…Against this background, microfinance companies have become more active, trying to attract clients who have decided to leave banks”
February 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
“…Against this background, microfinance companies have become more active, trying to attract clients who have decided to leave banks”
That’s not all!
Russian Microfinance Organizations also offer:
“drug alternatives, legal consultations, and document templates. Insurance is most often offered as an additional service. They also sell voluntary health insurance policies, roadside assistance, telemedicine, and "credit ratings."
Russian Microfinance Organizations also offer:
“drug alternatives, legal consultations, and document templates. Insurance is most often offered as an additional service. They also sell voluntary health insurance policies, roadside assistance, telemedicine, and "credit ratings."
April 20, 2026 at 3:29 AM
That’s not all!
Russian Microfinance Organizations also offer:
“drug alternatives, legal consultations, and document templates. Insurance is most often offered as an additional service. They also sell voluntary health insurance policies, roadside assistance, telemedicine, and "credit ratings."
Russian Microfinance Organizations also offer:
“drug alternatives, legal consultations, and document templates. Insurance is most often offered as an additional service. They also sell voluntary health insurance policies, roadside assistance, telemedicine, and "credit ratings."
Absolute banger of a review by @economeager.bsky.social in the JEL of "We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance" by Mara Kardas-Nelson www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Particularly enjoyed this concluding paragraph:
Particularly enjoyed this concluding paragraph:
June 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Absolute banger of a review by @economeager.bsky.social in the JEL of "We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance" by Mara Kardas-Nelson www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Particularly enjoyed this concluding paragraph:
Particularly enjoyed this concluding paragraph:
I remember years ago, people saying that microfinance and microcredit would save the 3rd world and then it turns out the average fee and interest on a microloan is 35% APY which is crushing. And now we have even more predatory microloans
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfinance
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfinance
June 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
I remember years ago, people saying that microfinance and microcredit would save the 3rd world and then it turns out the average fee and interest on a microloan is 35% APY which is crushing. And now we have even more predatory microloans
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfinance
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfinance