Many governments and nongovernmental organizations have adopted policies to promote the growth of microfinance …

financial sector is scarcely used to finance their investments. The lack of funding for the SME sector, or its high cost, has a … micro-entrepreneurs, with credit unions providing mostly consumer finance and an underdeveloped microfinance sector. The … create a regulatory authority to oversee microfinance institution (MFIs). The authorities have taken significant initiatives …

This Selected Issues paper examines application of fiscal framework alternatives to the case of Peru. Although growth … has been at historical highs over the last decade, Peru still has an important infrastructure gap and a quarter of its … case of Peru. It takes stock of analytical considerations to resource management, and analyzes Peru’s natural resource …