The continuum of institutions providing microfinance cannot develop fully without a regulatory environment conducive to … transformation of microfinance institutions. The authors recommend a tiered approach to external regulations, one that takes into … account the different types of microfinance institutions, the products they offer, and the markets they service. A tiered …

and support effective microfinance components, within social funds. The case studies aim to highlight best practice, as … well as challenges for designing, and implementing a microfinance component within a multi-sectoral project. Based on …

The authors investigate the microfinance regulatory regimes in Benin, Ghana, and Tanzania, with a view to identifying … key issues and lessons on how the overall regulatory framework affects integration of microfinance institutions into the … environment promotes sustainable microfinance under shared performance standards and encourages regulatory authorities to develop …

augment their working capital needs. Microfinance appropriate to their needs will feature short cycles of repayment and …

Regulating Microfinance Institutions,"WPS 2061, February 1999) presented a regulatory framework that identifies thresholds in … financial intermediation activities that trigger a requirement for a microfinance institution to satisfy external or mandatory … microfinance institutions that must be managed and prudentially regulated. The author reports on the results of the field testing …

The microfinance industry in Bangladesh currently provides access to credit to around 13 million poor households. The … to microfinance by ensuring macroeconomic stability, enforcing a simple regulatory structure, and developing …