By MI-BOSPO October 20, 2014 Before the Bosnian war, Mirjana Parhomov was a safety engineer living quietly in the town of Bijeljina, Bosnia. During the war’s aftermath however, she was one of many who were left without a job, an income and a home. “It”s hard when you are left without a home and a job,” Mirjana said. “It seems…
October 13, 2014 By Gayle Gatchalian, Senior Associate, Knowledge and Communications Mexico is one of the most populous countries in Latin America so it is not surprising that they have one of the largest number of microfinance clients: a whopping six million borrowers which is roughly 5% of the population (2013). Yet there is something distinct about how microfinance has…
