A New Index of the Business Environment for Microfinance

A New Index of the Business Environment for Microfinance

This paper describes a new index of the quality of the business environment for microfinance institutions (the Global Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment). Regressions are used to validate the index by linking it and its subcomponen...

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Main Authors: Cull, Robert, Navajas, Sergio, Nishida, Ippei, Zeiler, Renate
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ASSET VALUES
ASSETS
BANK CREDIT
BANK POLICY
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
BANKING REGULATION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
BANKING SECTORS
BANKING SERVICES
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSUMER SURPLUS
CORRUPTION
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CREDIT UNION
CREDIT UNIONS
DEFAULT RATES
DEPENDENT
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC CREDIT RATING
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENVIRONMENTS
FINANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FORBEARANCE
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INSOLVENCY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTRUMENT
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT FUND
LENDERS
LIABILITY
LOAN
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN PORTFOLIO QUALITY
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOAN RATES
LOAN RATIOS
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENT RATES
LOAN SIZE
LOAN SIZES
MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MACROECONOMICS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROFINANCE REGULATION
MICROFINANCE SECTOR
NON-PERFORMING LOAN
ORGANIZATIONAL FORM
OVERHEAD COSTS
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICAL STABILITY
PORTFOLIO QUALITY
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTIONS
PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REGIONAL DUMMY
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY STRUCTURES
REORGANIZATION
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT RATES
RULE OF LAW
RURAL BANK
RURAL BANKS
SMALL LOAN
SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
SUPERVISORY REGIMES
TITLE
TRADING
TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18321957/new-index-business-environment-microfinance
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16843

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18321957/new-index-business-environment-microfinance
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16843

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