.Abstract: The second issue of the Microenterprise Development Review offers two main articles: "Microfinance Guarantees: Is There … Another Model?" and "Regulating Microfinance." The first article discusses microfinance guarantees, where the lender's risk is … applicability of some central supervisory instruments for the regulation of microfinance. …

of microfinance institutions - whereas it used to be an industry where nongovernmental organizations dominated … microfinance, it is now rapidly evolving into a subsector of the financial services industry. …

funds to finance microfinance. An IDB study of second-tier financing programs for microfinance sheds light on the promise …

particular for microfinance portfolios, and what the results of their possible application would be. Another article in this …

involving microfinance institutions in Paraguay, Nicaragua and Bolivia (El Comercio, Confia and Eco Futuro, respectively). Also …

preocupación en la industria microfinanciera en todo el mundo.Abstract: Microfinance Americas: The Top 100 is MIF's annual snapshot … of 100 leading microfinance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. As in the last two years, the rankings have …. The overall picture is positive; microfinance activity continues to grow in the region. When one takes a closer look at …

"Microfinance Americas: The Top 100" featuring the best microfinance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The ranking … combines multiple measures of microfinance performance (outreach, efficiency, and transparency) utilizing a now well-known and …

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 …

With new ties linking microfinance to capital markets, this edition of MicroEnterprise Americas describes new … solely on microfinance. Both serve to illustrate the emergence of a capital market for the microfinance industry, even in the …

microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean. This article takes a first step in addressing the lack of timely, objective and … several benchmark indicators relevant to the microfinance industry. …