Albania for microfinance, as well as an assessment of institutions rendering microfinance services (MFIs), including the … banking license and focus exclusively on the microfinance market. A tax exemption enables CUs and SCAs to build up capital …

of the microfinance community have engaged with the Government of India in a dialogue regarding the regulation of …The Indian microfinance community has been pushing for legal and regulatory reform for several years, motivated … primarily by two desires: (i) formal legal recognition and legitimization of the various types of microfinance institutions …

"Microfinance contracts have proven able to secure high rates of loan repayment in the face of limited liability and …, though, is at the heart of the promise that microfinance can deliver poverty reduction while not relying on ongoing subsidy …

determine the capacity of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and to make decisions related to capitalizing an MFI or providing … in the industry. It incorporates the latest microfinance knowledge and good practices to form a detailed roadmap that …

In South Asia, the modern microfinance movement was born in Bangladesh in the 1970s as a response to the prevailing … a new dimension for microfinance worldwide as microfinance institutions grew to include millions of clients. The start … substantial microfinance system based on Self-Help Groups (SHGs) developed. Other countries of the region made slower and later …

of the microfinance market in Uzbekistan. This includes credit unions and microfinance organizations (MFOs), and touches … focuses on issues pertaining to the non-bank institutions active in microfinance, as well as those that relate to the banks … the assessment. This policy note on microfinance does not address larger issues regarding the macro-economy or banking …