Social investors gather to defy the global credit crunch

Despite the global credit crunch, social entrepreneurs are continuing to invest in hope. Oikocredit – one of the leading financiers of microfinance worldwide – has decided to pay a dividend of 2% to its members for the 15th year in a row. The decision came at the...

Tackling the ‘credit crunch’ justly

The much publicised “credit crunch” refers to the way loans and other forms of credit are becoming difficult or more expensive to obtain. This crisis may bring harder times for us all, individuals and businesses alike. But access to credit has always been a daily...