tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42724699798004603982008-03-12T12:22:07.532-07:00Microcredit Summit CampaignBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272469979800460398.post-6350197551289873612008-03-05T09:01:00.000-08:002008-03-12T12:22:07.555-07:00<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >In the microfinance field, financial motivations for investments are being tempered by an increasing awareness of social responsibility. A recent CGAP Focus Note reported that between 2004 and 2006, investments in microfinance institutions (MFIs) nearly tripled, reaching a total of US$4 billion.<br /><br />Despite this influx in capital, the World Bank’s World Development Report counted 986 million people in the developing world still living below the US$1 a day threshold.<br /><br />Is the surge in investments reflected by improving conditions among the very poor? Or are the world’s poorest being overlooked by microfinance?</span><div style=""><div style="" id="ftn1"><p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div>Microcredit Summit Campaign