Microcredit has long had an enviable repayment record; levels of delinquency and default have been very low. But more recently, collection problems have appeared in some major markets. In a review of four...
Microcredit has long had an enviable repayment record; levels of delinquency and default have been very low. But more recently, collection problems have appeared in some major markets. In a review of four...
This study examines quantitatively whether or not small savers defined here as the half of all savings clients of a microfinance institution (MFI) with the smallest deposit account balances, contribute...
This study examines quantitatively whether or not small savers defined here as the half of all savings clients of a microfinance institution (MFI) with the smallest deposit account balances, contribute...
This study examines quantitatively whether or not small savers defined here as the half of all savings clients of a microfinance institution (MFI) with the smallest deposit account balances, contribute...
Foreign capital investment in microfinance has been booming over the past four years. Commercial cross-border debt and equity invested in microfinance surpassed US$11 billion in 2009, representing an estimated...
The past year held many challenges for microfinance: not since the Asian crisis of the late 1990s has the sector faced a more difficult economic environment. Yet despite these conditions, most micro-finance...
Over the past two decades, institutions that make micro loans to low-income borrowers in developing and transition economies have focused increasingly on making their lending operations financially sustainable...
Micro-finance institutions (MFIs) will certainly be affected by the financial crisis ricocheting across the globe, but the authors believe that the sector is fundamentally sound. Larger institutions, especially...
على مدى العشرين سنة الماضية، ركزت المؤسسات التي تقدم قروضا صغرى للمقترضين ذوي الدخل المنخفض في البلدان النامية والبلدان التي تجتاز مرحلة التحول إلى اقتصاد السوق تركيزا متزايدا على تحقيق الاستدامة المالية...
ليس هناك شك في أن مؤسسات التمويل الأصغر سوف تتأثر بالأزمة المالية التي تعصف بمختلف أرجاء العالم، ولكننا نعتقد أن قطاع التمويل الأصغر يتمتع بسلامة أوضاعه على نحوٍ أساسي؛ فالمؤسسات الأكبر حجما، وخاصة تلك...
In most cases of transformation, nongovernmental organization (NGO) microfinance institutions (MFIs) have two primary objectives: (i) to provide clients with a range of financial services beyond credit...
The self-help group (SHG) model is the dominant form of microfinance in India. SHGs have grown explosively in recent years. It is reported that by March 2006, 2.23 million SHGs were reaching about 33 million...
The self-help group (SHG) model is the dominant form of microfinance in India. SHGs have grown explosively in recent years. It is reported that by March 2006, 2.23 million SHGs were reaching about 33 million...
The self-help group (SHG) model is the dominant form of microfinance in India. SHGs have grown explosively in recent years. It is reported that by March 2006, 2.23 million SHGs were reaching about 33 million...
Globally, 1.2 billion people are extremely poor surviving on less than one dollar a day and three-quarters live in rural areas. Poverty is predominantly a rural phenomenon. Extremely poor people spend...
Globally, 1.2 billion people are extremely poor surviving on less than one dollar a day and three-quarters live in rural areas. Poverty is predominantly a rural phenomenon. Extremely poor people spend...
يرزح 1.2 مليار من بني البشر تحت وطأة فقر مدقِع في شتى أرجاء العالم – يعيشون على أقل من دولار أمريكي واحد في اليوم للفرد – ويعيش ثلاثة أرباعهم في مناطق ريفية؛ فالفقر بلا منازع هو ظاهرة ريفية. وينفق الفقراء...
Globally, 1.2 billion people are extremely poor surviving on less than one dollar a day and three-quarters live in rural areas. Poverty is predominantly a rural phenomenon. Extremely poor people spend...
Globally, 1.2 billion people are extremely poor surviving on less than one dollar a day and three-quarters live in rural areas. Poverty is predominantly a rural phenomenon. Extremely poor people spend...