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 …

key microfinance approaches in India, taking a close look at the most dominant among these, the Self Help Group (SHG) Bank …: India's rural poor currently have very little access to finance from formal sources. Microfinance approaches have tried to … microfinance approaches to coexist. Private sector microfinanciers need to acquire greater professionalism, and the government can …

effectiveness of sectoral interventions, and how the interventions in the agricultural sector and microfinance can be used to …

The Review suggests the outlines of an architecture for microfinance in Fiji in which the National Centre for Small and … technical assistance for microfinance institutions. But to assure a sound financial sector building approach to policy it is …

"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 …

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 …