Development of a starter loan in microfinance : operational parameters /

This paper appraises the possible pricing and cost parameter values of a starter loan, and evaluates its profitability for a microfinance institution willing to implement it in a transition economy. The conceptual design of this starter loan and its economic justification have been studied in a prec...

• Main Author: Crombrugghe, Alain de
• Other Authors: de Pret, Valentine
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Namur : The University of Namur. Faculté des Sciences Economiques, Sociales et de Gestion, 2003
• Series: Working papers. Research series (The University of Namur. Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix) no. 246
• Subjects: MICROEMPRESAS; MICROCREDITOS; MICROFINANCIACION

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Demand for the product
• 2. Technical characteristics of the loans
• 3. Pricing of the product
• 4. Profitability: break-even and sensitivity
• Conclusion
• Annexes
• Bibliography.