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	Janalakshmi Financial Services "Each of us has much more hidden inside us than we have had a chance to explore. Unless we create an environment that enables us to discover the limits of our potential, we will never know what we have inside of us." - Muhammad Yunus Spandana Sphoorty Financial "If we stop thinking of the poor as victims or as a burden and start recognizing them as resilient and creative entrepreneurs and value conscious consumers, a whole new world of opportunity will open up.” - C.K. Prahalad Satin Credit Care Network Arohan Jagannatha Financial Services Ujjivan Financial Services

	Current Investors
		CDC Group: CDC group has been an innovative investor in emerging markets for over 50 years. CDC group, as a UK government-owned investment company that invests public capital into private sector businesses in developing countries, has developed and realised many successful businesses in Africa, Asia and Latin America. CDC Group's investments are part of the UK Government’s programme for promoting international development and the reduction of poverty. www.cdcgroup.com
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		International Finance Corporation: IFC is a member of the World Bank Group headquartered in Washington, DC. IFC promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people's lives. It shares the primary objective of all World Bank Group institutions: to improve the quality of the lives of people in its developing member countries. It promotes sustainable private sector development primarily by: financing private sector projects located in the developing world; helping private companies in the developing world mobilize financing in international financial markets and providing advice and technical assistance to businesses and governments. www.ifc.org
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		KfW Entwicklungsbank: KfW development bank finances investments and accompanying consulting services in developing countries. It carries out its work on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). KfW is committed to sustainably improving the economic and social conditions of the people in developing countries. Through its financial cooperation it contributes to reducing poverty, protecting natural resources and securing peace worldwide. www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de
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		FMO- Netherlands Development Finance Company: FMO supports the private sector in developing countries and emerging markets through loans, equity participations, guarantees and other promotion activities, in order to contribute to the structural and sustainable economic growth in these countries and, alongside private sector investors, obtain healthy returns. www.fmo.nl
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		ACCION International: ACCION International focuses on developing sustainable microfinance institutions (MFIs) capable of attaining scale and reaching hundreds of thousands, and eventually millions, of clients. To achieve this goal, ACCION is committed to making microfinance an integral part of the financial systems of developing countries. A few of the vehicles through which ACCION provides financing is managed by ACCION’s Financial Markets & Services (FMS) Group. FMS establishes and strengthens the connection between the resource needs of the microfinance industry and the capital markets. www.accion.org
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		responsAbility Global Microfinance Fund: responsAbility is a private initiative sponsored by four Swiss banks, each representing a specific segment of the Swiss financial market. The four banks are complemented by a private social investment fund. responsAbility's mission is to convey private and institutional capital to promising initiatives in developing countries, and support income generation and sustainable development in those countries. responsAbility provides a range of financial products and services with an initial focus on the established market of microfinance. The responsAbility Global Microfinance Fund, which was launched in Luxembourg in November 2003, makes investments in microfinance throughout the world. The Fund is managed by Credit Suisse Microfinance Fund Management Company. www.responsability.ch
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		Développement international Desjardins (DID): For over 35 years, DID has worked to improve access by communities in developing countries to quality financial services that meet their needs. The Group has been offering technical support and investment in the microfinance sector for developing and emerging countries since 1970. One of the world leaders in its field, DID provides support for the creation and development of sustainable financial institutions that are rooted in the community in some 25 countries of Africa, Latin America, the West Indies, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe. www.did.qc.ca