Equity as a funding instrument is particularly important to responsible development of financial markets. At its core, it supports the growth and diversification of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest level of access to finance of any region in the world, with an average banked population of only 24 percent (Findex 2012). The region's banking systems are small...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest level of access to finance of any region in the world, with an average banked population of only 24 percent (Findex 2012). The region's banking systems are small...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest level of access to finance of any region in the world, with an average banked population of only 24 percent (Findex 2012). The region's banking systems are small...
From the beginning of modern microcredit, its most controversial dimension has been the interest rates charged by micro lenders, often referred to as microfinance institutions (MFIs). These rates are higher...
From the beginning of modern microcredit, its most controversial dimension has been the interest rates charged by micro lenders, often referred to as microfinance institutions (MFIs). These rates are higher...
From the beginning of modern microcredit, its most controversial dimension has been the interest rates charged by micro lenders, often referred to as microfinance institutions (MFIs). These rates are higher...
Each year, the Financial Access report aspires to include data on an increasing number of financial service providers, based on data availability. Financial Access 2011 was an exception that provided an...
Each year, the Financial Access report aspires to include data on an increasing number of financial service providers, based on data availability. Financial Access 2011 was an exception that provided an...
Each year, the Financial Access report aspires to include data on an increasing number of financial service providers, based on data availability. Financial Access 2011 was an exception that provided an...
Using data from IFC's Development Outcome Tracking System, the study shows a strong job growth for companies financed through IFC-supported private equity funds. The nearly 500 companies covered in this...
International Finance Corporation (IFC) surveyed 34 banks in 25 countries in all six regions, which account for about 10 percent of financial markets department Million Micro, Small, and Medium-Size Enterprises...
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has supported Sri Lanka's largest private bank, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (CBC), since 2003. IFC has provided equity, advisory services, and support for loans...
Alakudi is a remote farming village near the southernmost tip of India in Tamil Nadu State. It would take 30 minutes or more by foot to reach the nearest dilapidated bank branch, though most Alakudi residents...
Alakudi is a remote farming village near the southernmost tip of India in Tamil Nadu State. It would take 30 minutes or more by foot to reach the nearest dilapidated bank branch, though most Alakudi residents...
Toward the end of 2010, the asset quality of many microfinance institutions (MFIs) began to recover from a crisis of client over indebtedness and unsustainable growth, particularly in India, Bosnia, and...
The lack of data has long been recognized as a major barrier to extending access to financial services to low-income households and small businesses. Considerable progress has been made in recent years...
Toward the end of 2010, the asset quality of many microfinance institutions (MFIs) began to recover from a crisis of client over indebtedness and unsustainable growth, particularly in India, Bosnia, and...
The lack of data has long been recognized as a major barrier to extending access to financial services to low-income households and small businesses. Considerable progress has been made in recent years...
As part of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Job Study, the consulting firm of Steward Redqueen has conducted four country studies to estimate the number of jobs and value-added supported by...