Microfinance institutions and public policy

Many governments and nongovernmental organizations have adopted policies to promote the growth of microfinance institutions (MFIs). The appropriate level and form of support for MFIs are discussed in this paper on the basis of a review of key MFI characteristics. Governments are also responsible for...

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Found in: Cs. Económicas
Main Author: Hardy, Daniel C.
Other Authors: Holden, Paul, Prokopenko, Vassili
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: Wasjington, D.C. : Internatiuonal Monetary Fund, 2002
Series: IMF working paper ; no. 02/159
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Online Access: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2002/wp02159.pdf