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[ArticleID] => 815358
[Title] => Phl has best microfinance framework
[Summary] => The Philippines has the best policy and regulatory framework for microfinance in the world, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU).
[DatePublished] => 2012-06-10 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[AuthorID] => 1097672
[AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres
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[ArticleID] => 788549
[Title] => Smart Money for rural banks
[Summary] => The Smart Money Accreditation Training Course for rural banks held in Intramuros by the Rural Bankers Research and Development Training Foundation (RBRDTF), Smart Communications Inc. and RBAP’s Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (MABS) program.
[DatePublished] => 2012-03-20 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 770306
[Title] => Rural bankers disburse P39 B in microloans
[Summary] => The country’s rural banking system has disbursed a total of P39 billion in microloans covering roughly 950,000 clients.
[DatePublished] => 2012-01-24 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097672
[AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres
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[ArticleID] => 766017
[Title] => Foreign bankers visit rural banks
[Summary] => The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines – Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (RBAP-MABS) program recently hosted senior bank officers from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
[DatePublished] => 2012-01-10 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 759821
[Title] => 160 RBs undergo microinsurance training
[Summary] => A total of 160 rural banks have been trained under the RBAP Basic Microinsurance Training course since it was introduce last January 2011.
[DatePublished] => 2011-12-20 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[Title] => Rural banks get microinsurance licenses
[Summary] => Seven rural banks have received their licenses to offer microinsurance while another 40 rural banks are currently processing their applications with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Insurance Commission (IC).
[DatePublished] => 2011-10-11 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 719147
[Title] => Thai, Sri Lankan bankers study Phl mobile banking
[Summary] => Representatives from Thailand’s Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and the People’s Bank and Central Bank of Sri Lanka were in the Philippines recently to observe first hand how mobile banking services are affecting positively the rural communities in the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2011-08-23 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 702377
[Title] => Guatemala solon visits RBAP-MABS
[Summary] => Guatemala congresswoman Roxana Baldetti has interacted with the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) last month to better understand how the mobile phone banking initiative through the rural banks has worked out in the Philippines, particularly in reaching out to more remote areas.
[DatePublished] => 2011-07-05 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 696188
[Title] => Globe unit posts 50% hike in mobile phone bank transactions
[Summary] => Globe Telecom unit G-Xchange Inc. said mobile phone banking transactions amounted to P3.6 billion in 2010, 50 percent higher than the P2.4 billion recorded in 2009.
[DatePublished] => 2011-06-16 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1097672
[AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres
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[ArticleID] => 670369
[Title] => Microfinance course on March 31
[Summary] => A basic microinsurance certification course will be held on March 31 and April 1 at the Lotus Garden Hotel, Ermita, Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2011-03-29 00:00:00
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