# microfinance — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover microfinance. Page: Feed: --- ## [Governance, air pollution, finance ministries and more!](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/governance-air-pollution-finance) _2026-08-14 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ This week in development economics at VoxDev: 14/08/2026 ## [Microfinance: Where do we stand 20 years on from the Nobel Peace Prize?](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/microfinance-where-do-we-stand-20) _2026-08-12 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ Microfinance, once hailed as a miracle cure for poverty, has not lived up to its transformative promise according to two decades of randomised evaluations. ## [Enjoy our latest VoxDevLits!](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/enjoy-our-latest-voxdevlits) _2026-08-07 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ VoxDev is off this week, enjoy our VoxDevLits in the meantime! ## [The birth of Bangladesh: How the Bhola cyclone fostered revolution](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/the-birth-of-bangladesh-how-the-bhola) _2026-08-04 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ New research using satellite data on the 1970 Bhola cyclone shows that the storm's uneven intensity across East Pakistan increased support for the Awami League and recruitment of freedom fighters. ## [Rural banking, skills training, private schooling and more!](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/rural-banking-skills-training-private) _2026-07-31 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ This week in development economics at VoxDev: 31/07/2026 ## [Gulliver’s Travels, Microfinance and the Invention of Tradition](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/gullivers-travels-microfinance-and) _2026-07-27 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ Rich countries achieved growth first, then came mass credit ## [Agricultural advice, forecasting, formalisation and more!](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/agricultural-advice-forecasting-formalisation) _2026-07-24 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ This week in development economics at VoxDev: 24/07/2026 ## [The informal sector: Why some economies are almost entirely hidden](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/the-informal-sector-why-some-economies) _2026-07-21 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ The informal economy remains largely invisible to governments, undermining tax revenue, productivity, and long-term growth. ## [Microfinance 2040: The Architecture of Global Control](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/microfinance-2040-the-architecture) _2026-07-20 · Mila Agius · The Dark Side of Development_ Invisible trust economy provides refuge for Global South ## [Labour unrest, electoral turnover, parallel governance and more!](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/labour-unrest-electoral-turnover) _2026-07-17 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ This week in development economics at VoxDev: 17/07/2026 ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Hb60CmPwcPsS) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [China's economy: 150 years of growth in 10 minutes](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/chinas-economy-150-years-of-growth) _2026-07-14 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ Over the past 150 years China moved from a closed, self-sufficient economy to the world's largest trading nation. ## [The Cold War origins of microfinance](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/the-cold-war-origins-of-microfinance) _2026-07-13 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ ‘This is a credit program, not a solution to poverty’ ## [Women's employment, microfinance, mental health and more!](https://voxdev.substack.com/p/womens-employment-microfinance-mental) _2026-07-10 · VoxDev · The VoxDev Substack_ This week in development economics at VoxDev: 10/07/2026 ## [IFC to end global microfinance consumer protection, source says](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/ifc-to-end-global-microfinance-consumer) _2026-07-03 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ Decision follows management ruling that policy not broken in Cambodia ## [Triodos Impact-Investing Mask Conceals a Profit Machine](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/triodos-impact-investing-mask-conceals) _2026-06-29 · Mila Agius · The Dark Side of Development_ Q&A with Triodos on Mexico interest rates, impact claims, Cambodia/IFC ## [The Dark Side of Remittances: Eritrea, Cambodia, Myanmar](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/the-dark-side-of-remittances-eritrea) _2026-06-22 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ Diaspora taxes and microfinance collateral ## [CGAP stuck in echo chamber on microcredit](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/cgaps-wishful-thinking-on-microcredit) _2026-06-15 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ External review lacking on latest two-year study ## [India central bank to curtail smartphone locking by digital lenders](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/india-central-bank-to-curtail-smartphone) _2026-06-11 · David R. Whitehouse · The Dark Side of Development_ Lenders to be allowed to disable devices they financed ## [Fraud and Corruption in Development](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/fraud-and-corruption-in-development) _2026-06-04 · The Dark Side of Development_ By Duncan Smith, former senior investigator at the European Investment Bank, the World Bank and the UK's Serious Fraud Office ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5QzeZcZ8bsvV) _2026-06-04 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [Trauma Porn: How We Learned to Buy Someone Else's Hell](https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/trauma-porn-how-we-learned-to-buy) _2026-05-27 · Mila Agius · The Dark Side of Development_ Chinese computer game mimics plight of forced cyberscammers