Variations in Microcredit Interest Rates

Variations in Microcredit Interest Rates

Global differences in microcredit interest rates are dramatic. The global average is about 35 percent, but the average in Uzbekistan is above 80 percent, and in Sri Lanka it is around 17 percent. Small loan sizes are the most commonly cited reason...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kneiding, Christoph, Rosenberg, Richard
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BANK RATES
BRANCHES
CGAP
COST OF FUNDS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS
EXPENSE RATIO
FINANCIAL SECTOR
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
LOAN BALANCE
LOAN BALANCES
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN SIZE
LOAN SIZES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MARKET SHARE
MFI
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROFINANCE MARKETS
MICROFINANCE ORGANIZATIONS
MICROFINANCE SECTOR
MONEYLENDERS
NATIONAL BANK
NOMINAL INTEREST RATES
NOMINAL YIELD
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
PORTFOLIO
PUBLIC POLICY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
SMALL LOAN
TRACK RECORD
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9989321/variations-microcredit-interest-rates
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9510

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9989321/variations-microcredit-interest-rates
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9510

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