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 …

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 …

, it is disturbing to note that systematic risk management is still not as widespread as it should be in the microfinance … industry. Except for a few flagship microfinance institutions (MFIs), which constitute the core of the industry, most MFIs do … not pay adequate attention to systematic risk management. The microfinance industry has grown rapidly during the last …

Can scoring models help microfinance lenders in poor countries as much as they have helped credit-card lenders in rich … microfinance depend on many factors difficult to include in statistical models, I find that inexpensive data does indeed have some … predictive power. In microfinance, computer models will not replace loan officers, but they can flag the highest risks and act as …