The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On Microfinance Organizations in the Kyrgyz Republic” dated July 23, 2002, No. 124 (Law) explicitly states that microfinance organizations must have social goals. Microfinance...
This study of Kenya RuraI Enterprise Program (KREP)provides many insights into the process of developing and refining the microfinance operations of a development organization from a non-governmental organization...
In June 2020, fund managers at SEB, one of the largest banks in Sweden – were just ending an intense discussion on the impact funds they were managing. The discussion had been spurred by the previous day’s...
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in particular have a goal to provide accessible microfinance services to the population to contribute to poverty reduction, improved employment rate, development of entrepreneurship...
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the latest in a series of crises that microfinance institutions (MFIs) all over the world have faced in recent decades, from the 2007 global financial crisis to the...
As microfinance institutions have grown and professionalized over recent decades, their need for improved governance practices has increased. IFC works with microfinance institutions (MFIs) in countries...
Afin de servir un public large, la microfinance doit s’opérer dans le cadre d’institutions agréées et supervisées par les autorités financières du pays. Une institution agréée peut offrir des services...
To reach large numbers of people, microfinance must eventually move into institutions that are licensed and supervised by a country's financial authorities. A licensed institution can offer savings services...
To reach large numbers of people, microfinance must eventually move into institutions that are licensed and supervised by a country's financial authorities. A licensed institution can offer savings services...
To reach large numbers of people, microfinance must eventually move into institutions that are licensed and supervised by a country's financial authorities. A licensed institution can offer savings services...
To reach large numbers of people, microfinance must eventually move into institutions that are licensed and supervised by a country's financial authorities. A licensed institution can offer savings services...
In 1997, just as this study was being completed, Albania began spiraling into a dramatic political and economic crisis triggered by the collapse of fraudulent pyramid schemes. Banks and public buildings...
The Cajas Municipales de Ahorro y Credito (CMAC) system of Peru stands out as one of the leaders in microfinance in Latin America in terms of scale, outreach, and availability of both lending and savings...
The microfinance field involves the design, implementation, and performance of policies, programs, and services to strengthen the financial sector and build sustainable financial institutions that effectively...
This press release announces that the International Finance Corporation will provide a local currency guarantee of up to CFAF 160 million (about US290,000 dollars) to Kafo Jiginew, the largest microfinance...
Among Latin American countries, Colombia has been a pioneer in policies and programs for the informal and microenterprise sectors. This support is the result of the efforts of a group of Non-governmental...
This case study is a summary of a thorough evaluation of the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) by the Operations and Evaluations Department of the World Bank in 1995. Although this evaluation was...
This essay raises questions about the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in microfinance. Based on research conducted by the World Bank under the Sustainable Banking with the Poor (SBP) project...