This paper uses the shorthand term 'microfinance' to refer to financial services for low-income people. Apex facilities exist for other sectors besides microfinance for instance, lending to exporters or small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, since this paper is limited to microfinance; 'apex' here generally refers only to microfinance apexes. This paper does not cover federations of retail cooperatives or credit unions, even though they sometimes...
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Una nueva mirada a las instituciones de segundo piso dedicadas a las microfinanzas
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Forster,Sarah Jacqueline; Duflos,Eric Bertrand Pierre; Rosenberg,Richard.
A new look at microfinance apexes : Una nueva mirada a las instituciones de segundo piso dedicadas a las microfinanzas (Spanish). CGAP focus note ; no. 80 Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/572131468166188268