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Financial inclusion, financial education, and financial regulation : a story from Indonesia
Tambunan, Tulus Tahi Hamonangan - 2015
Many reforms have taken place in Indonesia following the Asian financial crisis of 1997 - 1998. The government has embarked upon institutional transformation, making the country one of the region's most vibrant democracies. In social, economic, and political areas, Indonesia has seen much...
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Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in India : sources and challenges
Singh, Charan; Wasdani, Kishinchand Poornima - 2016
Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been a concern for all stakeholders including entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and government organizations. The key objective of the study was to identify various challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during...
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Bridging the "missing middle" between microfinance and small and medium-sized enterprise finance in South Asia
Shankar, Savita - 2016
With maturity in the microfinance market in South Asia, it is observed that some microfinance members' needs grow … beyond the boundaries of traditional microfinance group loans. In addition, there are other small enterprises whose needs are … not met by microfinance institutions or commercial banks. It is important to address the financing needs of these firms …
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Boosting access to credit and ensuring financial inclusion for all in Costa Rica
Sunel, Enes - 2020
Having access to credit is essential for households to address the volatility of their personal finances over time and for firms to fund their investments. Accessing financial services at affordable cost on the other hand, is crucial to ensure financial security of all economic units. Despite...
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Micro-equity for microenterprises
De Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David J.; Woodruff, Christopher - 2019
Many microenterprises in developing countries have high returns to capital, but also face risky revenue streams. In principle, equity offers several advantages over debt when financing investments of this nature, but the use of equity in practice has been largely limited to investments in much...
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Interest rate caps : the theory and the practice
Ferrari, Aurora; Masetti, Oliver; Ren, Jiemin - 2018
Ceilings on lending rates remain a widely used policy tool that is intended to lower the overall cost of credit or protect consumers from exorbitant rates. Interest rate caps come in many forms and scopes and, according to their rationale, ceilings can affect a small segment or the overall...
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The role of credit rating agencies in addressing gaps in micro and small enterprise financing : the case of India
Shankar, Savita - 2019
India and some important measures taken to address them, with a focus on the credit rating scheme implemented in 2000. It …
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Commercial bank innovations in small and medium-sized enterprise finance : global models and implications for Thailand
Tientip Subhanij - 2016
enterprises and the constraints to SME financing remain the main topic of policy discussion today. Against this background, the … success of microfinance around the world, a large number of commercial banks have made a profitable business out of this … sector. This paper explores various business models by commercial banks in microfinance and provides policy implications for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522031
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Financing from family and friends
Lee, Samuel; Persson, Petra - 2012
though they relax financing constraints. We relate this insight to the limited success of group-based microfinance in … loans ; social ties ; altruism ; peer-to-peer lending ; small business ; entrepreneurial finance ; microfinance ; missing …
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Microcredit in industrialized countries : unexpected consequences of regulatory loan ceilings
Cozarenco, Anastasia; Szafarz, Ariane - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011715629