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This paper studies the effect of government-backed partial credit guarantees on firms' performance. These guarantees are automatically granted to firms without enough collateral in order to lift their credit constraints. We put together a panel, covering the period 1997-2007, that combines data...
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The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of micro-entrepreneurs income on two Brazilian and Chilean microcredit programs. Drawing on two unique sources of data, control groups are built using the propensity score to match beneficiaries of micro-credit programs with non-beneficiaries...
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recommendations for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to use in their equipment leasing and lending programs. …
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The primary objective of this document is to put forward standard definitions for the selected financial terms, and suggest a standard method of calculating certain financial ratios. This section defines certain key financial accounts used by MFIs. The definitions are provided in two main...
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This paper aims to reveal some basic trends in the financing of microfinance institutions, such as where the financing … examines key emerging issues that face the increasing number of transformed microfinance institutions, including access to …
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This document discusses the basics on microfranchising. It reviews the concept and key elements, lessons learned from other regions, including the Grameen Bank. Finally, an agenda for the development of FOMIN microfranchising support is presented.
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its meaning, identifies potential pitfalls in its use, and provides benchmark values for 32 Latin American microfinance …
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This paper presents a synopsis of the current state of the microfinance industry in Latin America. It provides a rough … microfinance institutions; and it outlines some of the major issues currently facing the industry. The underlying theme of the … paper is the microfinance industry's gradual integration into established markets and structures, specifically as it relates …
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individual microfinance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, in hopes of strengthening the microfinance industry and … microfinance industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. …
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sector and the microfinance industry in the Anglophone Caribbean. Second, it will examine the main factors that help explain … the differences in the development of sustainable microfinance in the Anglophone Caribbean compared to Latin America … microfinance and microenterprise development in the Caribbean in the last fifteen years and what has it achieved. And fourth, it …
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