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...
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...
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...
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...
农业发展项目通常包括为农业生产提供贷款,这种贷款中心引起了关于如何在农村地区提供金融服务的争论。传统的农业金融提供者坚持认为,现在应该承认他们专门化的贷款在满足小农从事不同农作物生产的周转现金需求方面发挥作用。而现在,微型金融机构则使用一种产品满足各种需求的技术成功地把业务扩展到了农村地区。在总结不同发展中国家一些重要的成功经验基础上,本文提供了一个农业微型金融模式,即为穷人、农户提供的金融服务模式。这个模式综合了传统微型金融、传统农业金融和其他方法中最相关和最有效的做法。文章着重介绍了这种混合模式所具有的十大特征。