Finance policy
- Microfinance "banana skins"
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In recent years, microfinance has grown enormously and attracted large volumes of outside investment. There is now convergence between microfinance and mainstream banking. This survey explores the major risks, facing the microfinance sector. Opinion on how well prepared microfinance institutions are to handle these risks.
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- Extending the South African pension scheme to cover all of the elderly population
- ( Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa , 2008)
- The government of South Africa is undertaking retirement reform initiatives to establish a comprehensive social security system. The potential components of the system are a universal noncontributory ...
- Risks associated with microfinance's recent growth widen the gap between well and poorly managed MFI
- ( Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest , 2008)
- In recent years, microfinance has grown enormously and attracted large volumes of outside investment. There is now convergence between microfinance and mainstream banking:...
- No evidence on energy savings via FDI: explicit encouragement of adequate technology transfers remains necessary
- ( M. Hübler;K. Keller / Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft , 2008)
- This paper analyses macro level data on 60 developing countries for the period 1975-2005 to examine the influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on energy intensities. Contrary to Mielnik ...
- Guidelines to maximise the value of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) performance measurement framework
- ( R. Wilson / Oxford Policy Management , 2008)
- With the increasing provision of general budget support (GBS), donors are more interested in the assessment of the recipients' public financial management (PFM) systems. Against this background, this ...
- More transparency in Development Finance Institutions' subsidisation of private sector infrastructure projects required
- ( D.W. te Velde;M. Warner / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007)
- Development finance institutions (DFIs) help the private sector to overcome risks posed by projects with large sunk costs. This paper explores the nature and extent of DFI subsidisation to private sec...
- Living long enough to be counted - poverty levels in Indian households
- ( S. Pal;R. Palacios / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn , 2008)
- Cash transfers to the poor elderly as social pensions are one of the most important anti-poverty programmes operating in India today. In 2007, the Government of India announced that changes to eligibi...
- How to use the considerable potential synergies between aid donors and private banks
- ( J. Rodríguez;J. Santiso / OECD Development Centre , 2007)
- Over the past decade, aid donors have shown interest for the private financial sector while, at the same time, private banks have shown increasing concern for corporate social responsibility. Private ...
- Supporting temporary markets to prevent excessive concentration in food retailing damaging both poor consumers and small farmers
- ( P. Moustier / Making markets work better for the poor , 2006)
- The number of supermarkets in Vietnam is increasing due to government incentives, increased urbanisation and growing purchasing power. However, for price and access reasons, street vending remains the...
- Market distortions, housing finance agencies and subsidies in Asia
- ( M. Davies;J. Gyntelberg;E. Chan / Bank for International Settlements , 2006)
- This paper examines the role of government-supported housing finance agencies in seven Asian countries - Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The nature and size of the go...
- How can small and medium forest enterprises best be supported?
- ( D. Macqueen / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2008)
- This paper discusses the challenges small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) face in various economies, and reviews the growing consensus on best practice support structures....
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