UID:
edocfu_9958109058502883
Format:
xvii, 122 pages :
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col. illustrations, color map ;
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28 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-65744-5
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9786612657443
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0-8213-8235-7
Series Statement:
World Bank e-Library.
Content:
In its new and developing role as a "knowledge bank," the World Bank can offer its clients much more than new financing (loans, guarantees or grants). It can also offer access to recent developments in international best practices, provide new knowledge sharing opportunities and facilitate the exchange of new ideas in a variety of fields. It can also use this new capacity to help local institutions address strategic and operational challenges. To that end, this book brings together the results of an eight-part series of presentations by leading experts and microfinance practitioners on issues
Note:
Includes index.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors and Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Risk Management: Preparing for the Unexpected; Chapter 2 Good Governance: Managing Internal Risk; Chapter 3 Interest Rates: Paying for Risk; Chapter 4 Microinsurance: Anticipating Client Risks; Chapter 5 Progressive Housing Microfinance: Building One Room at a Time; Chapter 6 Microleasing: Overcoming Equipment-Financing Barriers; Chapter 7 Disaster Management: Preparing for the Worst; Chapter 8 New Technologies: Providing a Path to Lower Costs and New Products
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GlossaryIndex; Back cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8228-4
Language:
English
