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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.
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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