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A Fistful of Dollars, Part II

January 30, 2009

By: Naomi Baer

Kiva Fellow Kieran Ball follows up his video on the evolution of a Kiva loan with a few more insights into how the loan profile gets to Kiva lenders in the first place. Lorne Warwick, a volunteer Kiva Editor, joins him in telling the story.

Like the windshield on a motor-taxi in Phnom Penh rush hour, transparency is vital to Kiva’s survival....

By: Naomi Baer

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