{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"zimbabwe","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe","author_name":"cfeditoren","author_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/author\/cfeditoren","title":"Microfinance institutions seek perpetual licencing","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pzjhHzunf8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/microfinance-institutions-seek-perpetual-licencing\">Microfinance institutions seek perpetual licencing<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/microfinance-institutions-seek-perpetual-licencing\/embed#?secret=pzjhHzunf8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Microfinance institutions seek perpetual licencing&#8221; &#8212; zimbabwe\" data-secret=\"pzjhHzunf8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/NMB-BANK-2.jpg","thumbnail_width":688,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"ZIMBABWEAN microfinance institutions (MFIs) are pushing for longer licencing terms as the southern African country overhauls laws governing the sector. The current law requires MFIs to annually renew their operating licences. Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance Institutions executive director Godfrey Chitambo told parliamentarians at a public hearing yesterday that the current terms were not conducive for [&hellip;]"}