New bank branch opens in Malawi

The Malawi Nation, July 24, 2006

Opportunity International Bank of Malawi (OIBM) opened its first satellite branch in the southern portion of the country, to the enthusiasm of local residents.
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500,000 milestone achieved in the Philippines

Opportunity International, March 20,2006

Opportunity reached a major milestone in the Philippines, achieving its 2005 target of financing more than 500,000 microbusinesses, operated primarily by very poor women.
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Farmers benefit from electronic money transfer

The Malawi Nation, February 2, 2006

In a country where most transactions are cash-based, farmers have wasted a lot of time in bank lines and have been at the mercy of thieves. Opportunity International Bank of Malawi (OIBM) is bringing change to that financial equation.
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Gates Foundation gives $2.2M for banks in Africa

Puget Sound Business Journal, December 1, 2005

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has funded Opportunity International with a $2.2-million grant to develop a chain of new commercial banks for the poor in Africa.
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