Financial Sustainability of Microfinance Programs: Case History (La Sostenibilità Finanziaria Dei Programmi di Microfinanza: Case History)
MICROCREDITO E OBIETTIVI DEL MILLENNIO, pp. 235-241, M. La Torre, ed., Marsilio Editore, Venezia, 2006
Posted: 12 Jan 2012 Last revised: 7 Jun 2012
Date Written: December 1, 2006
Abstract
The paper aims to identify some case history (Bank Dagang Bali, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Badan Kredit Desa, Grameen Bank in Bangladesh) to better understand the financial sustainability of microfinance projects. Microfinance has evolved as an economic development approach intended to benefit low-income people. Sustainable microfinance models demonstrate that formal institutions can deliver services profitably at the local level.
Keywords: microfinance, micro-loan, informal lending, microfinance institutions, grameen bank
JEL Classification: G01, G20, G21, M01, M02, M10, M15
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