That is, until she discovered Grameen Bank, one of the first microfinance institutions (MFIs), which set up shop ... because of lending and administrative costs (for example, identifying and screening ...

For example, an educational loan to a client’s child may ... in the state of Andhra Pradesh padlocked the entrances to some 50 branch offices of two microfinance institutions and imprisoned their loan ...

For example, as discussed in Scott’s paper ... Globally, the number of people who have borrowed from microfinance institutions reached 211 million by December 2013 – more than half of whom were women ...

While microfinance institutions thrive in urban settings, they are also have the ability to change life for the better in rural areas. A successful business in a rural village could employ several ...

Even the power of example is important. More families will pay for their ... and basic math are in a better position to work for themselves. Many microfinance institutions provide business training, ...

In a ripple effect, women who cannot repay a loan are subjected to public shaming by the entire community of borrowers, who are pressured hard by microfinance institutions to recover or repay the ...

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) lend money to those who are not able ... Another famous point of contention is the often-high interest rates MFIs charge. For example, shortly after its IPO, Banco ...

“The early microfinance institutions survived mainly on donor ... Certainly, there are many examples of families in the ...

Local examples include Term Finance SME ... Building Resilience: Actionable Recommendations for Microfinance Institutions • Update regulations governing MFIs to reflect current market conditions.

The spate of suicides and migration has turned the focus on the state government’s inability to rein in microfinance institutions (MFIs), some of which have morphed into loan sharks. Chief ...

Ekphatthana Microfinance Institution teaches basic financial concepts to children in Laos, and sets them up with real savings accounts to deposit and withdraw money. Photo: Ekphatthana ...