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This paper presents a synopsis of the current state of the microfinance industry in Latin America. It provides a rough … microfinance institutions; and it outlines some of the major issues currently facing the industry. The underlying theme of the … paper is the microfinance industry's gradual integration into established markets and structures, specifically as it relates …
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up to be the next microfinance - bringing quality services at lower cost to smaller businesses, helping them break free … of the most relevant microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the region, which updates the numbers on the top MFIs and lets …
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sector and the microfinance industry in the Anglophone Caribbean. Second, it will examine the main factors that help explain … the differences in the development of sustainable microfinance in the Anglophone Caribbean compared to Latin America … microfinance and microenterprise development in the Caribbean in the last fifteen years and what has it achieved. And fourth, it …
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This paper analyzes the effectiveness of public credit lines in promoting the performances of Brazilian firms. We focus on the impact of the credit lines managed by BNDES and FINEP in fostering growth measured in terms of employment, labor productivity and export. For this purpose, we use a...
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While there has been some progress on other aspects of SME policy (especially credit provision), it is generally …
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This paper seeks to measure the impact on small businesses in Chile of the Seed Capital Program implemented by Chile's Technical Cooperation Services (Servicio de Cooperación Técnica SERCOTEC). The results are mixed. On the one hand, the impact of sales is positive but its statistical...
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Microfinance is the arrangement of budgetary administrations to low-income individuals and to SMEs. An empirical study …
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