Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Kates Playground Movie

Microcredit: Rhythms was born, the Italian network of small loans

Nasce “Ritmi”, Rete Italiana di Microfinanza, Associazione senza fini di lucro che opererà a livello nazionale e sarà la voce di tutti gli operatori italiani della microfinanza.
“Rendere bancabili i non bancabili”: è questo l'obiettivo delle istituzioni di microcredito e microfinanza che operano a livello internazionale. L'esclusione dall'accesso al credito è infatti riconosciuta come uno degli ostacoli principali allo sviluppo umano e alla riduzione della povertà.In Italia, secondo l'ultima stima della Banca Mondiale, il tasso d'esclusione dal credito e da servizi finanziari sustainable, up to 25% of the population, one of the highest elevations of the European Union.
The Italian sector is characterized by the presence of micro-finance initiatives are still small and poorly understood, although dynamic and constantly growing. One difficulty is the lack of regulation that encourages development and diffusione.La Italian Network of Microfinance, microcredit institutions colleague, consulting firms, research centers, developers and investors. Rhythm will be associated with the European Microfinance Network, the European network in the industry, and open to dialogue with all institutions and organizations involved in this field.
The network is committed to:-level political dialogue with institutions and banks, through actions to affect legislation and increase the flexibility of financial products;-operational level, by sharing experiences gained through the creation of common databases and sharing of services and tools.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Kate's Playground Bandana

Venture Community Assolombarda

The Venture Community of Young Entrepreneurs Assolombarda is the first project conceived and developed by an association Confindustria to help direct the creation of new enterprises. The Venture Community is intended as a meeting place for entrepreneurs who want to find industrial partners and / or financial development of its business. Or venture capital funds, private equity e business angel in cerca di nuove opportunità di investimento.