Coffee plantation financed by a loan from BIMAS microcredit, Kathangiri, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

David Mucangi Mbogoh showing tea leaves on a farm he runs financed by a loan from BIMAS microcredit, Kathangiri, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Symphoroza Bujune bought oxen with a 500000 UGS group loan from Kolping Uganda Society, Uganda, Africa

Brick factory financed by a loan from ENCOT microfinance, Uganda, Africa

Farmer Apollo Byarunga received two loans from ENCOT microfinance, Uganda, Africa

A loan boat in the tidal channel at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Senegalese members of a women farmers' group who received a loan from FEPRODES microfinance agency, Souloul, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Brick factory financed by a loan from ENCOT microfinance, Uganda, Africa

Brick factory financed by a loan from ENCOT microfinance, Uganda, Africa

Cambodia sam samoun, 37, micro-credit borrower her weater melon, phnom. A project of the urban sector group, ngo.

Cambodia savings club and micro credit group holding a meeting, kampong thom

David Mucangi Mbogoh (showing tea leaves) runs a farm financed by a loan from BIMAS microcredit. He has been a client since 2002 and is currently servicing a loan of 1 million Kenyan shillings

Janet Karimi, in her garden, has been a client of KWFT microfinance since 2007. She is currently servicing a loan of 100,000 KS

Farmer Lincoln Kimanthi Mugo (picking tea) is servicing a 80,000 KS loan from BIMAS microcredit. He has been a client of BIMAS since 2004

Margaret Nderitu, a client of KWFT microcredit, picking tea. She has been with KWFT since 2005, and has reimbursed more than 10 loans (school fees, business, hospital & farming loans)

Farmer Polly Mukami (picking tea) is servicing a 80,000 KS loan from BIMAS microcredit. She has been a client of BIMAS since 2004

"Cesar", Le Pouce - the thumb, since 1963 in the Ludwig Museum, on loan to the Ludwig Forum, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Painting, Blaues Pferd I, Blue Horse I, 1911, oil on canvas by Franz Marc, special exhibition, Der Blaue Reiter, The Blue Rider, on loan from Staedtische Galerie in Lenbachhaus, Frieder Burda Museum, Munich, Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europ

Office of Creditreform, Cologne, NRW, Germany

Logo at the headquarters of the KfW banking group, Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Reconstruction Loan Corporation, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Mercedes 2-liter Monza racing car, on loan, Porsche Museum, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Top view of pink piggy bank

Top view of pink piggy bank

MALAWI Mulanje Micro-credit loan. Cropped shot of Peter Makfero Hamilton who travels to Lake Malawi to buy fish to resell in business started using money lent by his village credit union.

MALAWI Mulanje Husband and wife working amongst crops. They trade in Maize using micro credit loans. Joyce Mucknonya and husband Malwa

MALAWI Mulanje Portrait of male market stall holder selling dried fish. Able to do this due to micro credit loans. Man called Peter Makfero Hamilton

Ireland, Dublin, The Custom House with some Dublin bikes for hire.