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INTERNATIONAL YEAR MICROCREDIT [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Loans
OBS

Microcredit has been changing people's lives and revitalizing communities since the beginning of trade. Currently microentrepreneurs use loans as small as $100 to grow thriving business and, in turn, provide their families, leading to strong and flourishing local economies. The year of Microcredit 2005 calls for building inclusive financial sectors and strengthening the powerful, but often untapped, entrepreneurial spirit existing in communities around the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Prêts et emprunts
OBS

En 1998, l'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies a proclamé 2005 Année internationale du microcrédit, afin de saluer la contribution du microcrédit à l'allègement de la pauvreté.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Préstamos
OBS

En 1998, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas proclamó el 2005 como el Año Internacional del Microcrédito con el fin de reconocer la contribución del microcrédito a la mitigación de la pobreza.

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