New partnerships for innovation in microfinance / Ingrid Matthäus-Maier, J. D. von Pischke, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Matthäus-Maier, Ingrid, 1945- editor.

Von Pischke, J. D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microfinance.

Partnership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2009.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Heidelberg, [Germany] : Springer, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Microfinance has experienced dynamic development. Today, microfinance providers reach close to 100 million clients worldwide and are growing fast. New partnerships expand the impact of microfinance even further. Three types of partnerships are examined in this book, each consisting of a thematic pillar. Pillar I focuses on equity investments in microfinance, especially the possibilities for engaging private investors through structured microfinance investment funds. Rating agencies are involved in providing more transparency in this emerging fund industry. Pillar II focuses on collaboration among microfinance providers, governments, private investors and technology companies which help microfinance institutions to integrate new technologies into their business models, reducing cost and increasing outreach to clients. Pillar III covers micropensions, microinsurance and the role of securitisation for the future of microfinance. The blossoming of microfinance to embrace a wider constituency of providers and investors, and a broader range of instruments that can reach more clients has been a very positive confirmation of the United Nation’s designation of 2005 as the year of microcredit, or more inclusively, microfinance. ELIZABETH LITTLEFIELD, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Microfinance is increasingly attractive to private investors. Pioneering deals initiated and supported by international financial institutions and bi-lateral development agencies, subject to the discipline of capital markets, have changed the structure of microfinance investment, opening new vistas for all participants. PETER WOICKE, former Executive Vice President, The World Bank Expanding outreach to the poor through finance is a process of continual innovation. Advances in internet technology and new forms of payment mechanisms hold great promise. Challenges on the ground include bridging the „last mile" and upgrading the business processes or back offices of providers. EDUARDO BAZOBERRY, Chief Executive Officer of PRODEM, Bolivia.

Contents:

Partnerships to Leverage Private Investment

New Partnerships for Sustainability and Outreach

Raising MFI Equity Through Microfinance Investment Funds

Market Transparency: The Role of Specialised MFI Rating Agencies

MFI Equity: An Investment Opportunity for the Broader Public?

Microfinance and Economic Growth – Reflections on Indian Experience

Microfinance Investments and IFRS: The Fair Value Challenge

Partnerships to Leverage Private Investment

Technology Partnerships to Scale up Outreach

Remittance Money Transfers, Microfinance and Financial Integration: Of Credo, Cruxes, and Convictions

Remittances and MFIs: Issues and Lessons from Latin America

Using Technology to Build Inclusive Financial Systems

Information Technology Innovations That Extend Rural Microfinance

Banking the Unbanked: Issues in Designing Technology to Deliver Financial Services to the Poor

Can Credit Scoring Help Attract Profit-Minded Investors to Microcredit?

Credit Scoring: Why Scepticism Is Justified

Partnerships to Mobilise Savings and Manage Risk

Micropensions: Old Age Security for the Poor?

Cash, Children or Kind? Developing Old Age Security for Low-Income People in Africa

Microinsurance: Providing Profitable Risk Management Possibilities for the Low-Income Market

Securitisation: A Funding Alternative for Microfinance Institutions

Reducing Barriers to Microfinance Investments: The Role of Structured Finance.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611276140

1-281-27614-6

3-540-76641-3

1-282-12843-4

9786612128431

OCLC:

261325399