Microlending a Helping Hand

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August 4, 2009 • 11:21 am PDT
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Popularized in the 1970s, the practice of microcredit-giving out small loans to borrowers to encourage entrepeneurship-has offered much-needed capital to small business owners who do everything from making handicrafts to selling the milk from a lone cow, and rural children who want to attend school. Here's a look at the top 15 microcredit funds that put up the money and the top 15 nations where the recipents live. Click here to view the microfinance infographic.

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