18 research outputs found

    Does the group leader matter? The impact of monitoring activities and social ties of group leaders on the repayment performance of groupbased lending Eritrea

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    This paper analyzes whether the effects of monitoring and social ties of the group leader and other group members on repayment performance of groups differ, using data from an extensive questionnaire held in Eritrea among participants of 102 groups. We hypothesize that the monitoring activities and social ties of the group leader have a stronger positive impact on the repayment performance of groups. The results show that social ties of the group leader do have a positive effect on repayment performance of groups, whereas this is not true for social ties of other group members. We do not find evidence for the hypothesis that monitoring activities of the group leader have a stronger positive impact on group repayment performance. All variables measuring monitoring activities, either of the group leader or the other group members, are found to be statistically insignificant.

    Governance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cameroon: What lessons can we learn?

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    The aim of this paper is to find out the effects of the COBAC regulations regulating the microfinance industry on the governance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cameroon. The paper is based on 35 in-depth interviews carried out from May to June 2011 and June to July 2012 with managers and accountants from MFIs in Cameroon, MFI clients and non-clients, regulatory authorities in the Ministry of Finance, and accounting professionals. The findings show that the regulations have broken down the governance within the MFIs in Cameroon thus turning MFIs into hybrid organizations with managers striving to meet their shareholders' interests

    Evolution du système financier rural à Java (Indonésie)

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    National audienceA travers des études de cas, les auteurs décrivent la diversité et le rôle des secteurs formel et informel du système financier indonésien en milieu rural. L'analyse d'exemples concrets montre que l'opposition classique entre formel et informel basée sur le niveau des taux d'intérêt des emprunts n'est pas justifiée : à service égal (de la part du prêteur) et à niveau de garantie comparable (pour l'emprunteur) les taux des deux systèmes sont voisins. Après une période interventionniste, le secteur formel a été soumis à un certain nombre de réglementations libérales depuis 1983. En milieu rural, cette politique a entraîné une multiplication des banques et des progrès dans la mobilisation de l'épargne. En revanche, les crédits distribués ont diminué par leur volume et leur nombre et sont même inférieurs à l'épargne collectée. Le secteur informel remplit ainsi une fonction essentielle au niveau du crédit et de l'assurance, en particulier pour les pauvres. Au niveau institutionnel, se pose le problème de la création de services de crédit capables de répondre à la demande rurale, exprimée actuellement par des ménages et des micro-entreprises qui, pour la plupart, ne remplissent pas les conditions nécessaires à l'entrée sur le marché financier formel

    Great Expectations: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction in Asia and Latin America

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    Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are often seen by aid practitioners as a manifestly effective means of improving the position of the poor. Despite this widely held view, detailed research studies have been much more guarded about the impact of MFIs. In particular, several studies have raised doubts about the effectiveness of MFIs in reaching the “core poor”. This paper surveys the evidence from Asia and Latin America and contrasts experiences in the two regions. Studies on the former have been carried out more “rigorously”, but in both regions the evidence that microfinance is reaching the core poor is very limited.
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