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Dercon, Stefan; Bold, Tessa; Calvo, César - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This study was prepared for the Financial Services and Poverty Reduction research project and was presented at the …

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CMF in Review: 2006-2011

Hooten, Christopher; Pietrobelli, Carlo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper presents a retrospective review of several key areas of work of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division (CMF) of the Inter-American Development Bank. Presented with each chapter as an independent piece, the paper analyzes the operations portfolio of CMF from 2006 to...

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2005-2010 Microfinance Market Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean

Martínez, Renso - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

credit types, finance structure, and risk and profitability. …

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The Impact of Access to Credit on the Saving Behavior of Microentrepreneurs: Evidence from 3 Latin American Countries

Rogg, Christian S. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This paper aims to shed light on changes in the saving behavior of microentrepreneurs in response to improved access to credit. This paper argues that it is necessary to extend the analysis to the shifting of assets between different forms of savings. The econometric analysis in this paper,...

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Microenterprises and Poverty: Evidence from Latin America

Orlando, María Beatriz; Pollack, Molly - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This study assesses poverty in the microenterprise sector in Latin America, presenting stylized facts on potential … poverty risk factors at the household and individual levels. The goal of the paper is to describe the main trends in the … region and the scope of the paper is limited to a descriptive analysis of poverty risk factors based on the nature of the …

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Integrated Financial Supervision: Experiences in Selected Countries

Demaestri, Edgardo; Sourrouille, Diego - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003

This paper represents one of the first comparative analyses of experiences of integrated supervision. It discusses how several countries around the world have developed the processes of integrating financial regulation and supervision, and covers numerous relevant technical issues as well as the...

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Managing Credit Risk in Rural Financial Institutions in Latin America

Wenner, Mark D.; Navajas, Sergio; Trivelli, Carolina; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007

The purpose of this report is to review common credit risk management techniques used in a sample of Latin American financial institutions with agricultural portfolios, identify the factors that contribute to successful credit risk management as measured by several key financial performance...

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Can Financial Market Policies Reduce Income Inequality?

Westley, Glenn D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

This paper marshals substantial arguments and data to support the contention that improving the access of micro and small enterprises to financial services could have an important salutary impact on a country's income distribution. To demonstrate this, the paper shows first that many poor own or...

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Interest Rates and Implications for Microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ekka, Rashmi Kiran; Wenner, Mark D.; Campion, Anita - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have been successful in providing credit to millions of low-income borrowers in groups previously excluded from formal financial services, but they often charge interest rates that many claim are excessive. We examine microfinance interest rates and their...

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Microfinance: From Village to Wall Street?

Jansson, Tor - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

This paper presents a synopsis of the current state of the microfinance industry in Latin America. It provides a rough assessment of the achievement and outreach of the industry; it offers revealing information on the financial performance of 20 microfinance institutions; and it outlines some of...

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