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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Friends<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>On
June 4<sup>th</sup> MicroEnsure was honored to receive the </span><span
lang=EN style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>FT Sustainable Banking
Award for Achievement in Basic Needs Financing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>MicroEnsure
was selected from 165 entries from 117 institutions in 42 countries entered in
five award categories. The judges from IFC and CGAP for the Achievement in
Basic Needs Financing category were looking for innovative programmes with
significant social, environmental, and financial benefits that can be
replicated in the developing world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The
MicroEnsure submission was based on its pioneering development of weather index
crop insurance in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. MicroEnsure has developed
weather index crop insurance schemes in Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda, India, and
the Philippines, covering a variety of crops including rice, maize, and
tomatoes from drought, typhoon and excess rain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Details
of the award can be found on our new website <a
href="http://www.microensure.com/news/financial-times/microensure-wins-ft-sustainable-banking-award-2009.aspx">http://www.microensure.com/news/financial-times/microensure-wins-ft-sustainable-banking-award-2009.aspx</a>
or on the Financial Times webpage <a
href="http://www.ftconferences.com/sustainablebanking">http://www.ftconferences.com/sustainablebanking</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Best
regards</span><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Richard Leftley</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#91897E'>President
& CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#91897E'>Telephone:
+1 630 687 1950<br>
Mobile: +44 (0)7800 593 604<br>
Skype: richard.leftley<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:richard.leftley@microensure.com"><span
style='color:#91897E;text-decoration:none'>richard.leftley@microensure.com</span></a><br>
Web: <a href="http://www.microensure.com"><span style='color:#91897E;
text-decoration:none'>www.microensure.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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