• 2012-02-19

    The Yemen Microfinance Network conducted a Training Course in ”Operational Planning Skills”

    The Yemen Microfinance Network conducted its second training course of the 2012 ،،،

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  • 2012-02-12

    YMN Training Programs Calendar 2012

    During December 2011, the Yemen Microfinance Network (YMN) conducted Training Needs Assessment (TNA) for the microfinance member institutions in order to determine and prepare the training courses needed for the member MFIs in 2012.

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  • 2012-02-09

    The Yemen Microfinance Network conducted its 2012 first Training in” Effective Communication skills”

    The Training Needs Assessment (TNA) conducted by the Yemen Microfinance Network last December 2011, showed the importance of the effective communication skills for the MFIs in Yemen.

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  • 2012-01-21

    YMN Congratulates Altadhamon Microfinance, the Member of the Year 2011

    The Yemen Microfinance Network would like to congratulate its member Al-Tadhamon Microfinance for winning the award “2011 Member of the Year

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  • 2012-01-21

    YMN Congratulates Aden Microfinance Foundation (AMF) the Practitioner of the Year 2011

    The Yemen Microfinance Network would like to congratulate its member Aden Microfinance Foundation (AMF) on winning the award “2011 Practitioner of the Year

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  • 2012-01-17

    YMN held the 2011 First Annual Dinner

    The Yemen Microfinance Network held its first annual dinner on 15th January 2012; the dinner was to celebrate the end of 2011, a testing time for all in Yemen

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  • 2011-12-27

    Out of 75 organizations, Al Amal Bank is the winner of Youth Taqeem Award

    For the competition of Taqeem Fund for Evaluation in Youth Employment that is sponsored by Silatech, ILO and their partners, Al Amal Microfinance Bank, with other 9 organizations, was competitively selected for Youth Taqeem Awards after about 75 organizations from MENA applied for the competition.

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  • 2011-12-10

    “With a Small Loan…..You Can Do Much More”

    Under the Slogan of “With a Small Loan…..You Can Do Much More” and as part of its role in alleviating poverty and unemployment the Yemen Microfinance Network LAUNCHES the Microfinance Promotional Campaign between 7th December – 17th December 2011

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  • 2011-11-28

    “TOT Workshop in Training Needs Assessment and Trainer’s performance assessment”

    On 23rd of November 2011 YMN completed a Training Of Trainer’s (TOT) workshop which focused on identifying training needs as well as assessing the trainer’s performance. During the workshop, a field visit was scheduled to Alkuraimi Islamic Microfinance Bank for training needs assessment under the supervision of the trainer Mr. Adnan Alsada, who assisted participants in analyzing the training needs for Alkuraimi. This TOT course is a consecutive course to the first TOT that was conducted by YMN in March 2011 and was in training and presentation skills to build a database of certified trainers in microfinance.

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  • 2011-10-18

    Training Course in Crisis Management and Preparing a Contingency Plan

    YMN has organized a training course in "Crisis Management and Preparing a Contingency Plan" in YMN main office - Sana’a and Mercure Hotel - Aden, in August 2011 for MFIs financial managers, directors of departments and branch managers and internal auditors.

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  • 2011-10-18

    Training Course in Human Resource Management (HRM)

    Yemen Microfinance Network (YMN) conducted a training course in Human Resource Management HRM for the Microfinance Institutions in September 2011, for the HR Managers and employees in the same department.

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  • 2011-10-12

    Al Amal Bank is the first strategic partner to Kiva in Yemen

    At the side of expanding its partnership with regional and international organizations as well as its commitment to find donors to support development in Yemen, Al Amal Bank has entered into strategic partnership with Kiva Foundation for the sake of supporting credit activities of the micro and small entrepreneurs. Kiva entered into this partnership due to the success of AMB at both local and regional levels as well as its professionalism in offering financial services to microfinance clients.

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  • 2011-08-27

    Training Course in Crisis Management and contingency planning

    In response to the workshop held on 27th of July 2011 on “The impact of the current situation on Microfinance” where member MFIs emphasized on the importance of training and the network’s role in providing relative trainings to the situation, the YMN conducted a training on “Crisis management and contingency planning” during the period 22nd to 25th Aug 2011. The YMN organized 2 parallel trainings in Sana’a and Aden with a 23 total number of participants. The training was provided free of charge to Abyan’s program as network’s contribution to Abyan’s crises. Participants were able to share experiences in crises management and prepared relative contingency plans, they also emphasized on the importance of relative trainings in the near future.

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  • 2011-08-22

    Ramadan IFTAR Held for Members of YMN & Sanabel

    The Yemen Microfinance Network and Sanabel – The Microfinance Network of Arab Countries held a joint collective iftar (opening the fast) for their members on 18th August at Al-Qasr Hotel, Aden, Yemen. The iftar was an opportunity for microfinance institutions to socialize, connect, and share information and experiences, updating one another on the latest events and operations in particular at current times with political unrest in the country.

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  • 2011-07-28

    Workshop titled “The impact of the current situation on Microfinance in Yemen (Challenges and Possible Interventions)”

    YMN conducted a workshop titled ‘The impact of the current situation on Microfinance in Yemen’ (Challenges and Possible Interventions) on Wednesday 27th July 2011 in Taj Sheba Hotel, Sana’a. The workshop was held under H.E Dr. Amaat Al-Razaq Hommod, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. The workshop was attended by over 60 participants including microfinance institutions, banks, government, donor support organizations, media, embassies, academicians etc with the aim of high-lighting the current situation and its impact on the microfinance sector and finding possible interventions.

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  • 2011-07-18

    Al Amal Microfinance Bank is crowned with the Global Award "Most Innovative Microfinance Product"

    On the sidelines of C5's sixth annual Microfinance Investment Summit for the Global Microfinance Achievements Awards 2011, held in Geneva, Switzerland July 5-8, 2011 which was attended by more than 1000 microfinance practitioners from 100 countries all over the world, the jury and the organizing committee have announced Al Amal Microfinance Bank the winner of the global award "Most Innovative Microfinance Product". The award file offered by Al Amal Bank included innovative Product in terms of saving, credit "leasing" as well as Islamic Insurance.

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  • 2011-07-02

    Al-Amal Microfinance Bank Receives the 2010 Islamic Microfinance Challenge Award and the 2009 Transparency

    In Sanabel’s Eighth Conference 2011, Al-Amal Microfinance Bank received the 2010 Islamic Microfinance challenge award and the Transparency Award, awarded by Mix, information exchange market.

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  • 2011-06-19

    YMN Members Awarded 2009 Transparency Awards

    The Yemen Microfinance Network would like to congratulate its members for achieving the “Microfinance Information Exchange Certificate of Transparency 2009”. The certificate was awarded by Sanabel and the Mix.

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  • 2011-03-20

    Training Course in Training of Trainers (TOT)

    For the first time the Yemen Microfinance Network (YMN) is conducting a training course in Training of Trainers (TOT). The course will be conducted during the period 19th – 23rd March 2011. The course content will be generic skills of training that aims to provide a cadre of trainers from within the Microfinance Institutions in various areas. After this course the network will follow a thorough certification process for certifying the trainers in the network.

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  • 2011-03-12

    YMN participates in the Consumer Protection Principles Training in Addis Ababa

    As part of its obligations and according to the MOU signed with the smart Campaign and the SEEP Network, YMN has participated in the TOT training course in Microfinance Client Protection Guidelines held in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa starting from 28th February through 4th March 2011. The training course was attended by all African Microfinance Network and Yemen Microfinance Network.

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  • 2011-02-28

    March Training course

    In March 2011 the Yemen Microfinance Network is offering distinctive training courses that aim in developing the personal and training skills of the Microfinance Institutions (MFI) staff.

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  • 2011-02-13

    Nama’a Program awards its distinguished staff

    As part of appreciating and recognizing its staff hard work and distinguished achievements during the second half of 2010, Nama’a Microfinance Program held a ceremony to award its dedicated and distinguished staff during the second half of the Year 2010.

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  • 2011-02-13

    Report Writing Training Course

    The Yemen Microfinance Network continues providing new training courses to the Microfinance sector in Yemen. Those trainings targets developing the personal skills of the MFIs staff, which is of high priority to improve their performance. Currently the network is conducting a training course in (Report Writing) during the period (13 – 16 Feb 2011).

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  • 2011-02-02

    YMN General Assembly Annual Meeting and By-elections

    YMN General Assembly Annual Meeting was held on 29th January 2010 to review and approve YMN 2010 progress report and financials. The meeting also discussed 2011 action plan for the network programs and activities. In the meeting Mr. Mohammed Allai, YMN chairman, presented the achievements and the successes achieved by the network in a very short period of time in which the network has built a strong relationship with globally known partners in Microfinance namely The Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network and Microfinance Network of Arab Countries (SANABEL).

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  • 2011-02-02

    Out of 130 Banks and Microfinance Institution from 43 Countries

    Al-Amal Microfinance Bank (Yemen) achieves number 1 ranking in the world in Islamic Microfinance. The jury committee of the global competition challenge award, announced that Al Amal Microfinance Bank (AMB) is the winner of the Islamic Microfinance Challenge Award ,which is sponsored by CGAP, Deutsche Bank, Isalmic Bank for Development and Grameen- Jamee Foundation , where more than 130 Banks and Microfinance Institution (MFIs) from 43 countries applied for. AMB was selected to receive this award as it offers diversified financial services which are innovating, sustainable, scalable and market-driven models in line with Islamic Sharia'a which contributed in creating more work opportunities in Yemen particularly among the youth.

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  • 2011-02-02

    A training course in Market Research

    Yemen Microfinance Network is conducting a distinctive training course, to be held for the first time for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Yemen. The course is in Market Research and it will be held during the period (5 – 9 Feb 2011).

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  • 2011-01-27

    Annual General Assembly Meeting

    Yemen Microfinance Network is conducting the Annual General Assembly meeting on Saturday, 29th January 2011 in YMN Head Office in Sana’a

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  • 2011-01-05

    The First Training Course in 2011 - Planning Skills

    YMN is announcing the first training course in 2011 in Planning Skills. The training is starting from 9- 12 January 2011...

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  • 2010-12-20

    YMN signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Smart Campaign and the SEEP Network to enhance the Client Protection Principles

    To enhance and ensure a better provision of Microfinance services to the poor in Yemen, Yemen Microfinance Network (YMN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Smart Campaign and The SEEP Network during the period from 12 December 2010 to 30 September 2011, to ensure the implementation of the globally agreed six client protection principles for the Microfinance sector.

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  • 2010-12-15

    Yemen Microfinance Network (YMN) Conducts an Exposure Visit to Azerbaijan Microfinance Association

    As part of good governance and capacity building for the YMN board of directors, YMN conducted an exposure visit to Azerbaijan Microfinance Association (AMFA) for its Board of Directors, the Managing Director and Program Staff also accompanied the board on their visit in order to make use of AMFA’s experience in leading, networking and representing the Microfinance industry in Azerbaijan since 2001. AMFA was awarded the SEEP 2007 best network.

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  • 2010-12-13

    Alamal Microfinance Bank Executive Director “there is absence of Micro lending culture”

    Alamal Microfinance Bank Executive Director “there is absence of Micro lending culture” Al-Amal Microfinance Bank (AMB) Model is one of the most successful models launched by The Arab Gulf Programme for Development AGFUND. AMB has been established in the Year 2009 as the first Microfinance Bank in both local and regional level to provide small and micro loans for the poor in Yemen. Since its establishments in the Year 2009, AMB has achieved a series of success stories; the latest success story was obtaining Grameen- Gameel 2010 Award for innovation which is one of the biggest awards in the Microfinance field in the Arabic region.

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  • 2010-12-02

    Sanabel Chosen 2010 “Microfinance Network of the Year

    Recognized for Outstanding Microfinance Activities by the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Global Network Arlington, VA, USA (November 14th, 2010) - Sanabel - The Microfinance Network of Arab Countries has been awarded the “Network of the Year Award” at The Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network 2010 Annual Conference which was held from 1-5 November 2010 in the United States of America

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  • 2010-11-29

    Training Course in Marketing Strategy

    Yemen Microfinance Network is glad to announce December 2010 Training course starting from 18th December through 22nd December 2010 in Strategic Marketing,targeting MFIs staff holding the following positions: Managing Directors, Operation Managers, Marketing Managers, and Branch officers.

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  • 2010-11-07

    Microfinance Customer Service Distinction Course

    Yemen Microfinance Network (YMN) conducted a training course in Customer Service Distinction during the period from 7th November 2010 until 11th November 2010. The course offered targeted the following positions in MFIs : Branch Managers,loan officers, customer service officers,and cashiers

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  • 2010-10-17

    YMN Members Workshop

    The Yemen Microfinance Network held a workshop for its members on the 10th October 2010, at Shahran Hotel, Sana’a. The focus of the workshop was the rolling out of YMN core activities of Training, Capacity Building, Transparency and Information Exchange.

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  • 2010-10-03

    YMN held its First Training Course

    As part of Yemen Microfinance Network (YMN) core activities YMN conducted a training course in Operational Risk Management for Microfinance Institutions during the period from 27th September 2010 until 30th September 2010. The course targeted fourteen trainees from different MFIs including head of departments and loan officers. The course delivered includes the following outlines:

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  • 2010-09-28

    Yemen Microfinance Network Launches its first training course in Operational Risk Management

    Starting from Monday 27th September until 30th September Yemen Microfinance Network launches its first training course in Operational Risk Management. The course offered targets Managing Directors of Microfinance Institutions, Operations Managers, Financial Managers, Internal Auditors and Branch Managers This course will be delievered by Mr.Mohammed Attia And Ms.Rana Alsalami.The following some information about the trainers:

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  • 2010-09-05

    10th October - YMN MEMBERS WORKSHOP

    The Yemen Microfinance Network will be holding a workshop for its members on the 10th October 2010, at Shahran Hotel, Sana’a. The focus of the workshop is the rolling out of YMN core activities of training, transparency and launch of the website.

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  • 2010-08-09

    YMN Officially Inaugurated

    The Yemen Microfinance Network (YMN) official inauguration was held on Sunday August 1st, 2010 at the Mövenpick Hotel in Sana’a. The official launch was held under the patronage of H.E Abdul Karim I. Al-Arhabi (Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Planning & International Cooperation and Managing Director of the Yemen Social Fund for Development). “By inaugurating YMN, we now have the infrastructure system needed to raise the microfinance business in Yemen,” said Al-Arhab

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