Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance
This policy brief reviews evidence and draws lessons regarding the role of microfinance for income and consumption smoothing by the poor, and highlights potential areas for product innovation by the microfinance sector to address the demand for financial services for income and consumption smoothing...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2000
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156425 |
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| author | Zeller, Manfred |
| author_browse | Zeller, Manfred |
| author_facet | Zeller, Manfred |
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| description | This policy brief reviews evidence and draws lessons regarding the role of microfinance for income and consumption smoothing by the poor, and highlights potential areas for product innovation by the microfinance sector to address the demand for financial services for income and consumption smoothing.... MFIs, especially if they seek to benefit the poor, should concentrate more effort on services that can mitigate risks. A number of innovative MFIs offer financial products that respond to risks, such as flexible saving, services that permit prompt withdrawals, consumption credit, and even explicit health and life insurance. |
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| language | Inglés |
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| spelling | CGSpace1564252025-01-10T06:29:45Z Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance Zeller, Manfred microfinance evaluation microenterprises non-governmental organizations government purchases poverty alleviation This policy brief reviews evidence and draws lessons regarding the role of microfinance for income and consumption smoothing by the poor, and highlights potential areas for product innovation by the microfinance sector to address the demand for financial services for income and consumption smoothing.... MFIs, especially if they seek to benefit the poor, should concentrate more effort on services that can mitigate risks. A number of innovative MFIs offer financial products that respond to risks, such as flexible saving, services that permit prompt withdrawals, consumption credit, and even explicit health and life insurance. 2000 2024-10-24T12:44:07Z 2024-10-24T12:44:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156425 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Zeller, Manfred. 2000. Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance. Rural Financial Policies for Food Security of the Poor Policy Brief 3. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156425 |
| spellingShingle | microfinance evaluation microenterprises non-governmental organizations government purchases poverty alleviation Zeller, Manfred Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance |
| title | Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance |
| title_full | Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance |
| title_fullStr | Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance |
| title_short | Rural Finance Policies 3 - Product innovation for the poor: the role of microfinance |
| title_sort | rural finance policies 3 product innovation for the poor the role of microfinance |
| topic | microfinance evaluation microenterprises non-governmental organizations government purchases poverty alleviation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156425 |
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