microcredit
Americannoun
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ANI has set up microfinance programmes, in partnership with the microcredit company Roshan Renewables, in several villages on the edge of the park to combat unemployment and poverty.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Along with many speeches by the Clintons, some federal funds were devoted to programs to help lenders offer microcredit so that low-income people could start small enterprises.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
In a 2002 interview with the BBC, he described microcredit as a “need of the people”.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
For instance, it could be used by economists studying the impact of microcredit loans in developing nations or sports analysts using a model to rank top tennis players.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
Yunus pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people in Bangladesh—a model replicated in many other countries across the world.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
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