There’s Nothing Micro About a Billion Women: Mary Iskenderian on Microfinance

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There’s Nothing Micro About a Billion Women: Mary Iskenderian on Microfinance

Fintech Beat, Ep. 130

Mary Ellen Iskenderian is the CEO of Women’s World Banking. (Courtesy Women's World Banking)

By Chris Brummer

Posted June 7, 2022 at 1:04pm

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, the CEO of Women’s World Banking, talks about her new book and the opportunities and challenges facing women entrepreneurs in developing countries.

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