Microfinance Investment Funds

Microfinance Investment Funds
Author: Ingrid Matthäus-Maier
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Microfinance spans the range of finance, from the most simple enterprise to the complexity of capital markets. KfW actively promotes microfinance investment funds and other activities that facilitate the growth of microfinance. This book is an expression of KfW's role as information broker and trend setter. It offers a comprehensive range of perspectives and themes related to microfinance investment and its promotion.

Microfinance Investment Funds

Microfinance Investment Funds
Author: Ingrid Matthäus-Maier
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2007-06-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783540724230

Microfinance spans the range of finance, from the most simple enterprise to the complexity of capital markets. KfW actively promotes microfinance investment funds and other activities that facilitate the growth of microfinance. This book is an expression of KfW's role as information broker and trend setter. It offers a comprehensive range of perspectives and themes related to microfinance investment and its promotion.

New Partnerships for Innovation in Microfinance

New Partnerships for Innovation in Microfinance
Author: Ingrid Matthäus-Maier
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3540766413

Microfinance has experienced dynamic development. Today, microfinance providers reach close to 100 million clients worldwide and are growing fast. New partnerships expand the impact of microfinance even further. Three types of partnerships are examined in this book, each consisting of a thematic pillar. Pillar I focuses on equity investments in microfinance, especially the possibilities for engaging private investors through structured microfinance investment funds. Rating agencies are involved in providing more transparency in this emerging fund industry. Pillar II focuses on collaboration among microfinance providers, governments, private investors and technology companies which help microfinance institutions to integrate new technologies into their business models, reducing cost and increasing outreach to clients. Pillar III covers micropensions, microinsurance and the role of securitisation for the future of microfinance.

Microfinance investments : an investor's guide to financing the growth and wealth creation of small enterprises and low income households in emerging economies

Microfinance investments : an investor's guide to financing the growth and wealth creation of small enterprises and low income households in emerging economies
Author: Roland Dominicé
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2012
Genre: Microfinance
ISBN: 9782839910934

"This book offers investors an in-depth guide to understanding the microfinance investment value chain and its benefits. It aims to increase the awareness of this growing asset class among traditional investors by providing a detailed review of the current state of the industry. The book focuses on the two key intermediaries linking investors and small enterprises: financial institutions and investment funds, covering their respective markets, models, risks, performance and impact. By describing their dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, it helps the investor to better grasp the elements of choice when deciding to add microfinance in his portfolio."--Preface.

Microfinance Institutions

Microfinance Institutions
Author: R. Mersland
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2015-12-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 113739966X

Research on MFI performance is still in its infancy. MFIs are hybrid organizations with dual objectives. Performance studies in microfinance are therefore less straightforward compared to performance studies in traditional banking research. This book contains new MFI performance research by top scholars from across the globe.

The State of Global Microfinance

The State of Global Microfinance
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Private Finance for Development

Private Finance for Development
Author: Hilary Devine
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2021-05-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1513571567

The Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated the tension between large development needs in infrastructure and scarce public resources. To alleviate this tension and promote a strong and job-rich recovery from the crisis, Africa needs to mobilize more financing from and to the private sector.

Microfinance for Bankers and Investors: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of the Market at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Microfinance for Bankers and Investors: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of the Market at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Author: Elizabeth Rhyne
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2009-08-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071713654

What promise did Sequoia Capital recognize in SKS microfinance (India) that it had also seen in Apple, Oracle, and Google? Why would Vodafone help distribute money via cell phones for millions of Kenyans? How did a Mexican retailer create a financial-services empire, Banco Azteca, that would serve eight million borrowers in five years? From its origins as a nonprofit poverty alleviation strategy, microfinance has become a viable business model for providing financial services to the poor in ways that allow for both social responsibility and profit, even in the midst of economic turmoil. Longtime microfinance expert Elisabeth Rhyne and her team guide readers through the landscape of financial-inclusion opportunities, providing lessons from companies around the world that are leading the way in earning profits while addressing global poverty. Microfinance for Bankers and Investors reveals: Changes in the market allowing for increased private investment in microfinance New technologies and delivery channels that reduce costs for small transactions Proven ways to overcome the unique challenges of serving customers at the bottom of the pyramid Innovative products for grassroots finance, such as mobile phone banking and microinsurance The extraordinary social value and business sustainability of microfinance Microfinance for Bankers and Investors breaks new ground by showing how microfinance attracts top organizations to engage in double and triple bottom-line business activities. With deep insight and clear vision, it examines the unique opportunities and challenges of providing financial services for low-income people. Inclusive finance gives companies the prospect of aligning social values with long-term business strategies. Microfinance for Bankers and Investors offers the facts and insights you need to enter this fast-growing market with confidence.

Small Money Big Impact

Small Money Big Impact
Author: Peter A. Fanconi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119338204

Make your money make a difference—and enjoy attractive returns Small Money, Big Impact explores and explains the globally growing importance of impact investing. Today, the investor's perspective has become as important as the actual social impact. Based on their experience with over 25 million micro borrowers, the authors delve into the mechanics, considerations, data and strategies that make microloans and impact investing an attractive asset class. From the World Bank to the individual investor, impact investing is attracting more and more attention. Impact investing is a global megatrend and is reshaping the way people invest as pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, family offices and private investors jump on board. This book explains for the first time how it works, why it works and what you should know if you're ready to help change the world. Impact investing has proven over the last 20 years as the first-line offense against crushing poverty. Over two billion people still lack access to basic financial services, which are essential for improving their livelihood. Investors have experienced not only social and environmental impact, but have received attractive, stable and uncorrelated returns for over 15 years. This guide provides the latest insights and methodologies that help you reap the rewards of investing in humanity. Explore the global impact investing phenomenon Learn how microloans work, and how they make a difference Discover why investors are increasingly leaning into impact investing Consider the factors that inform impact investing decisions Part social movement and part financial strategy, impact investing offers the unique opportunity for investors to power tremendous change with a small amount of money— expanding their portfolios as they expand their own global impact. Microfinance allows investors at any level to step in where banks refuse to tread, offering opportunity to those who need it most. Small Money, Big Impact provides the expert guidance you need to optimize the impact on your portfolio and the world.