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SUGGESTIONS FOR DESIGNING A MICRO CREDIT MODEL

June 8, 2011

Analysis of:SUGGESTIONS FOR DESIGNING A MICRO CREDIT MODEL | www.microfinancegateway.org

In my view BASEL III could inspire practitioners, consultants, stakeholders, investors and donors when conceiving a new credit model.The categorization of the financial providers (Banks, Other Deposit Taking Institutions and Micro Credit Institutions) besides being a guide for regulation and supervision purpose, it can be a very good orientation for positioning MFI in the market and work out management rules and evaluation criteria.

THE RISE AND FALL OF A HERO

March 7, 2011

THE RISE AND FALL OF A HEROOver the past months the headlines of the press not only the specialized magazines have been reporting on a sad micro credit story happened in Bangladesh.

Consultants working overseas for donors-funded development projects

January 14, 2011

Analysis of:Consultants working overseas for donors-funded development projects - At stake there is much more than a contract’s revision | www.microfinanceassociation.org

 At stake there is much more than a contract’s revision.The Author analyses the working conditions of the consultants’ collaborating world wide for donors funded programmes. The situation is scrutinised from his extensive field experience and taking from a current debate on the subject. He highlights the main controversial points and concludes that the contractual procedure is unequal for the consultants and the importance for its revision.

Microfinance has been heading to a global financial crisis?

December 21, 2010

Analysis of:MICROFINANCE BAD PRACTICE AND POLITICS | www.microfinanceassociation.org

In our view this isn’t going to happen. However when we look at what has been going on there should be cause of concern.We do think that although some individual financial situations could degenerate, a possible domino’s effect isn’t a predictable event, on the grounds that currently the decision makers have know-how, instruments and means to intervene.

LLOKING FOR A PARTNERSHIP

November 16, 2010

Analysis of:Investing in microfinance and Basel III implications | www.microfinanceassociation.org

The Author investigates on the rationale of the investment and in the methodological approach.Basel III is a new entrant in the investment equation improving sector’s transparency will make it happen more investment opportunities.He concludes that Investing in microfinance industry is the next frontier of world financial market and that currently investors and MFI are in tune so that a contract can be signed with advantages for both parties. 

Looking forward Basel 3

September 19, 2010

Last week the Basel Committee provided the banking industry with new standards to improve the quality of banks’ assets and, among others, new capital and liquidity ratios. Here some likely implications.

How risky is to invest in microfinance?

August 9, 2010

 Investing in microfinance is risky like in any other industry. There aren't privileged Regions in the world but individual MFI that could be appealing from investment’ point of view, provided that the legal environment isn't an obstacle; this means that the MFI should operate in a contest where commercial rule, tradition and law are respected.

Financial press' portrayal of the economic recovery?

April 12, 2010

Analysis of:Discerning Trends and Fluctuations From Direction and Volatility | people-press.org

Unfortunately a final word can't be said and the press report the impasse by reporting both optimistic and pessimistic views.

WORLD CRISIS, MICRO ENTERPRISE AND MICRO FINANCE

January 7, 2010

Analysis of:(SME Private sector goes into development finance, in Financial Times 21/12/09 | search.ft.com

It has been noticed that recently western banks and fund managers have been moving into microfinance (SME Private sector goes into development finance, in Financial Times 21/12/09).  The article comments that it is very important to dedicate efforts and resources to small investments in emerging economies in the interest of all parties involved in. The contribution concludes that if western institutions fail, they may find they lose out to aggressive competitors, such as China,

Are guarantee schemes suitable financial tools?

November 28, 2009

Analysis of:Market myopia - Are Credit Guarantee Schemes suitable financial tools? | topics.developmentgateway.org

Despite the lack of strong evidence on the sustainability of credit guarantee funds, in low and middle income Countries, sponsors - usually donors and governments - have been proposing credit guarantee scheme as a suitable financial tool to provide resources to entrepreneurs to back up their request for funding. We do think that this is due to lack of either imagination or an appropriate assessment of the market.

AN INCLUSIVE FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO FIGHT THE WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS

November 5, 2009

Analysis of:Social enterprise in microfinance industry: what does it mean? Microfinance Gateway, September 2008. | zunia.org

The question is: could we say that social performance management is nothing else than the achievement of a micro finance institution social return on investment? Translating this concept into macro level, can we say that social performance in microfinance means the achievement of a country’s inclusive financial system?

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