islands (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) and 38 microfinance institutions consisting of three types - banks, cooperatives, and … for microfinance programs to be effective as a poverty-alleviation tool there is a need to review and constantly monitor … Philippines. RMFP aimed to support efforts of the Government of the Philippines to strengthen rural financial institutions by …

should aim to provide access for the poor on saving, credit and insurance. Microfinance schemes have been applauded as a … successful best practice in providing access to saving and credit. However, microfinance institutions still have some room for …

poverty in the Philippines using household survey data. The clear implication of the results is that, in the case of the … Philippines, an active population policy aimed at restricting family size could have an important impact on poverty reduction. …This paper shows how large family size can be an important contributor to household poverty. It presents results from …

In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other … countries in the region, the Philippines is still behind. In the early years of the 21st century, more than a third of the … Philippine population lives below the poverty line. With landless status, the poor depended largely on labor with its embedded …

The selection criteria for research locations for Moving Out of Poverty (MOP) in Indonesia uses two main variables … can increase their prosperity or move out of poverty; 2) how and why are there groups of people that are still trapped in … poverty; and 3) how and why are there groups of people who tend to fall into poverty. In general, this study shows that the …

The paper reviews the innovations developed by some financial institutions to meet the challenges of microfinance and …

in the process of economic integration in ASEAN. In the Philippines, the private sector has dominated the economy … Philippines did not experience the anticipated private sector participation and economic transformation that accompany the … reasons for the Philippines relatively weak private sector response to the opportunities provided by greater openness and …

for industrial upgrading and innovation. Both are present in the case study area of CALABARZON in the Philippines but the …

, barriers, and risks for the Philippines in participating in global trade in health services. It examines the countrys … capabilities in engaging in trade and identifies strategic directions that the Philippines can pursue. It also presents the …

Philippines. It was prompted by the sectors spectacular growth in several of its subsectors, mainly contact call centers, medical … Philippines as a BPO location. These questions were directly addressed by the study. Only after these issues have been addressed …