Comments on: (Working) Holiday in Cambodia http://swivel.net.au/2008/11/02/working-holiday-in-cambodia/ Think. Create. Deliver. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:06:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark Swivel http://swivel.net.au/2008/11/02/working-holiday-in-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Mark Swivel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:06:06 +0000 http://stage.swivel.net.au/?p=3#comment-9 That's right Stil. Mobiles can be the basis of a business, but also a business channel for microfinance. As a business channel the ANZ Royal Wing project in Cambodia is the best example I know of - see here for more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js4H8OrDHPQ. At Grameen Bank, mobiles were so popular that they spawned a separate Grameen company: http://www.grameenphone.com/. Cheers, Mark That’s right Stil. Mobiles can be the basis of a business, but also a business channel for microfinance. As a business channel the ANZ Royal Wing project in Cambodia is the best example I know of – see here for more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js4H8OrDHPQ. At Grameen Bank, mobiles were so popular that they spawned a separate Grameen company: http://www.grameenphone.com/. Cheers, Mark

]]> By: Stilgherrian http://swivel.net.au/2008/11/02/working-holiday-in-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Stilgherrian Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:07:06 +0000 http://stage.swivel.net.au/?p=3#comment-2 Mark, I'm interested in what the microfinance loans are used for. When I was in Tanzania recently, I was told that in much of east Africa a common use is mobile phones. Many of these miniature communications companies are run by women, who then band together to create local telcos -- all growing from the bottom up. Mark, I’m interested in what the microfinance loans are used for. When I was in Tanzania recently, I was told that in much of east Africa a common use is mobile phones.

Many of these miniature communications companies are run by women, who then band together to create local telcos — all growing from the bottom up.

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