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Introduction

Since its establishment in 2005, the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) has taken over 25 years of microfinance activities, programmes and banks that were administered by sister agencies within the Aga Khan Development Network. The underlying objectives of the Agency are to reduce poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations and alleviate economic and social exclusion.

AKAM is a not-for-profit, non-denominational, international development agency created under Swiss law. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. It is governed by an independent Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board is His Highness the Aga Khan.

 

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FMFB-Pakistan and FMFB-Tajikistan Among Top-100 MFIs in 2008 MIX Global 100 Rankings
24 December 2008 - First MicroFinance Bank of Pakistan ranked seventh in the 2008 MIX Global 100 Composite Rankings of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs).

France and AKDN in Agreement on Development
09 December 2008 - France and AKDN in Agreement on Development - La France devient partenaire de la fondation Aga Khan

Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance Expands in Egypt
27 October 2008 - AKAM Partners with USAID to Expand in Aswan; Holds AKAM/Deutsche Bank Microfinance Forum in Cairo

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