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 <title>Self-sustaining micro-finance programs to help Brazil&#039;s poor: ABN AMRO Real Microcredito</title>
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&lt;strong&gt;Date of talk or publication: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
April 2004&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Organization: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
University of North Carolina&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Description: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img vspace=&quot;5&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;width: 162px; height: 115px;&quot; src=&quot;/image/view/1804&quot; /&gt;Recognizing a potential market and seeing a service that could both
help the community and be self-sustaining, ABN AMRO’s Brazilian
subsidiary Banco ABN AMRO Real launched Real Microcredito in July 2002,
in partnership with ACCION, a non-governmental organization
specializing in micro-credit worldwide. ACCION provides the technical
expertise in micro-lending while ABN AMRO provides its strong financial
background, infrastructure and banking network in Brazil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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 <category domain="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/topic/financial-services"> Financial Services</category>
 <category domain="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/topic/microfinance">Microfinance</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:04:28 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>John Paul</dc:creator>
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