Great reading this week—a new paper from Jonathan Conning and Jonathan Morduch, an interview with Jane Wales of the Global Philanthropy Forum, an op-ed debate between Professor Bhagwati and The Sunday Guardian's Zafar Sobhan, and more. Add any important links we missed via comments.
- "Microfinance & Social Investment" is a new report by Morduch and Conning that examines age old debates in the sector and more;
- New study of mobile money business case from CGAP;
- “The Ouster of Muhammad Yunus: Can Politics Destroy Grameen Bank?” from Knowledge @Wharton;
- Risk vs. Return for MFIs;
- "I on Poverty" by Jonathan Lewis on the MFI Finca Peru;
- Jane Wales Of Global Philanthropy Forum On The State Of Philanthropy Today;
- New blog from World Bank economists on impact evaluation has some interesting stuff on migration, microfinance, and more;
- Poor still benefit when microcredit reaps megaprofits from The Australian;
- Yunus court drama not over, more to come on May 2nd;and
- “The Real Truth Behind Yunus’ Grameen Story” from Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati and a rebuttal from The Sunday Guardian’s Zafar Sobhan.
Editor’s Note: I’m going to assume that you are seeing plenty of AI content (news and papers, not AI slop, though I’m sure you’re getting plenty of that too) from other sources, so I’m trying to think hard about the marginal value that the faiV can provide. As far as I’ve gotten so far: a) make sure that directly AI-related content does not take up more than 2 of the 5 items, and b) try to focus specifically on the cybersecurity issue for financial inclusion. Beyond that, I’m open to feedback on the value you get from the faiV in relation to AI to help guide us in the future. On a different note, I’ll be making a brief cameo appearance at the e-MFP Inclusive Finance Conference to moderate the opening plenary. If you haven’t registered, do so and I hope to see you there! - Tim Ogden