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

quasi-experimental design with incoming clients of randomly selected participating microfinance institutions as the … 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 …

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 …

, competition and the reform of state regulation are key themes of donor aid programmes, notably those of the World Bank. This paper … provides an econometric assessment of the effects of privatisation, competition and regulation on the performance of the … generating sector and capacity utilisation. The main conclusions are that on their own privatisation and regulation do not lead …

of prudential regulation, and continued financial market development practiced by most Asian EMEs over the past …

markets and better domestic and international regulation is a necessary prerequisite for full convertibility. The direction of …

markets and better domestic and international regulation is a necessary prerequisite for full convertibility. The direction of …