Microfinance Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa : Turning Opportunities into Reality

Microfinance Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa : Turning Opportunities into Reality

Yet despite healthy economic prospects, the region has the lowest share of banked households in the world (12 percent) and the highest share of poor people, with 50 percent of the population living on $1.25 a day or less (Consultative Group to Assi...

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Main Authors: Glisovic, Jasmina, Mesfin, Senayit, Moretto, Louise
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCOUNTING
ASSET QUALITY
AUDITS
BANKING CRISES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BRANCH LICENSING
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL MARKETS
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CORRUPTION
COST STRUCTURE
COUNTRY RISK
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT REGISTRIES
CREDIT UNIONS
DEBT
DEBT CAPITAL
DEBT INVESTMENT
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT FUNDING
DEPOSITORS
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
DIRECT INVESTMENTS
DISCLOSURE
DISCLOSURE GUIDELINES
DUE DILIGENCE
EQUITY CAPITAL
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
EQUITY INVESTORS
EQUITY PARTICIPATION
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN NATIONAL
FUND MANAGERS
FUNDING SOURCES
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
GLOBAL FUND
GLOBAL LEADER
GLOBAL PORTFOLIO
GOVERNMENT FUNDING
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOLDING
HOLDING COMPANIES
HOLDING COMPANY
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE SPREADS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
INVESTMENT VEHICLES
KEY CHALLENGES
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LOAN
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN SIZE
LOAN SIZES
LOCAL CURRENCY
LOCAL DEBT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL STOCK MARKETS
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MARKET FRAGMENTATION
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET LEVEL
MARKET PENETRATION
MFI
MFIS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROFINANCE LOAN
MOBILE BANKING
NBFI
NBFIS
NEW PRODUCTS
NICHE FUNDS
OPERATING COSTS
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES
POLITICAL STABILITY
PORTFOLIO
POSTAL SAVINGS
PRIVATE FOREIGN INVESTORS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PUBLIC CREDIT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
RESERVES
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SAVINGS BANKS
SAVINGS GROUPS
SHARE OF EQUITY
SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
UNION
WHOLESALE FUNDING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16542046/microfinance-investment-sub-saharan-africa-turning-opportunities-reality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9440

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16542046/microfinance-investment-sub-saharan-africa-turning-opportunities-reality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9440

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