- Piyush Tantia/ideas42 discusses a new case study: "Turning Interest into Savings"
- "The Millennium Villages Project is working well" Jeff Sachs responds to criticism in the Poverty Matters blog.
- Conversations on Microfinance: Jonathan Morduch is interviewed by Timothy Ogden on the the current state of microfinance, innovations, opportunities and challenges, the nonprofit/for profit debate, and more.
- A Survey of the Evidence on Over-Indebtednes. New report from CGAP.
- World Bank report on Andhra Pradesh (AP): After the microfinance crisis: Assessing the Role of Govt-led microcredit alternatives
- "Without fresh lending, MFIs will remain in crisis mode" in India and especially in AP
- David Roodman: "Zap It to Me: First Randomized Trial of Micro-transfers"
- Who spends what on aid and where? (from Global Dashboard)
- NYT: U.S. to cut foreignaid budget, with devastating consequences both here & abroad
- NYT's Vikas Bajaj on "frugal innovation" in India: roving tellers use high tech to bank the poor
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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