The new moneylenders : are the poor being exploited by high microcredit interest rates? (Arabic)

Over the past two decades, institutions that make micro loans to low-income borrowers in developing and transition economies have focused increasingly on making their lending operations financially sustainable by charging interest rates that are high enough to cover all their costs. They argue that doing so will best ensure the permanence and expansion of the services they provide. Sustainable (i.e., profitable) microfinance providers can continue...

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Rosenberg,Richard;

Gonzalez,Adrian Francisco;

Narain,Sushma;
Document Date
2009/02/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
47957
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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The new moneylenders : are the poor being exploited by high microcredit interest rates?
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Access to Finance

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Rosenberg,Richard; Gonzalez,Adrian Francisco; Narain,Sushma.

The new moneylenders : are the poor being exploited by high microcredit interest rates? (Arabic). CGAP Occasional paper ; no. 15 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/743691468333608269

The new moneylenders : are the poor being exploited by high microcredit interest rates? (Arabic)

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