The State of Microfinance in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States

The State of Microfinance in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States

This report is based on the first empirical study of the microfinance industry in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States (CEE and NIS). The main source of its findings is a survey of the region's microfinance institutions (M...

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Main Authors:	Forster, Sarah, Greene, Seth, Pytkowska, Justyna
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	CGAP and the World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO LOAN ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCOUNTING ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTS AFFILIATE AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AGRICULTURAL MARKET APPLICATION PROCEDURES AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES BANK FINANCING BANK LOAN BANKING LAWS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTORS BARRIERS TO GROWTH BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BORROWING BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ADVICE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS EXPERIENCE BUSINESS LOANS BUSINESS SUPPORT BUSINESS TRAINING CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL LOANS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STRUCTURE CASH FLOW CENTRAL BANKS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL DEBT COMMERCIAL FINANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSOLIDATION CONSULTING SERVICES CONSUMER LENDING CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS CREDIT CARDS CREDIT COOPERATIVES CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INSTITUTIONS CREDIT LINES CREDIT RISK CREDIT SCORING CREDIT UNION CREDIT UNIONS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEMAND DEPOSITS DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEPOSIT DEPOSIT VOLUME DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DOMESTIC CAPITAL DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKETS DONOR FUNDS DONOR SUPPORT ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECURITY ELECTRONIC PAYMENT EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENROLLMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK FAMILIES FINANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL EXCLUSION FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SECURITY FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL VIABILITY FINANCING NEED FINANCING NEEDS FIRST CREDIT FIRST LOAN FOREIGN BANKS FORM OF COLLATERAL FORMS OF COLLATERAL FREE LOANS GENDERS GOVERNMENT POLICY GROUP LENDING HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITY INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR INEQUALITY INFLATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMATION SYSTEMS INITIAL LOAN INITIAL LOANS INSURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNAL FINANCING INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOINT LIABILITY JUDICIAL SYSTEMS LABOUR FORCE LAWS LEGAL ADVICE LEGAL ENVIRONMENTS LEGISLATION LENDERS LENDING REQUIREMENTS LENDING TECHNIQUES LIQUIDATION LOAN LOAN ANALYSIS LOAN DELINQUENCY LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN PRODUCTS LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN SIZE LOAN SIZES LOCAL ENTERPRISES MAINSTREAM BANKS MANDATES MARKET ECONOMY MFI MFIS MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MIGRATION MONEY LENDERS MONEY TRANSFERS MONEYLENDERS NEW BUSINESSES OPERATING EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL COST OUTREACH OUTSTANDING LOAN PARTNER BANK PENSIONS POCKET BANKS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POOR CLIENTS PORTFOLIO QUALITY PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROVISION OF CREDIT RECESSION REFUGEE REFUGEES REMITTANCES RETIREMENT RURAL FINANCE SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS SAVINGS SERVICES SECOND LOAN SECURITIES SELF-EMPLOYMENT SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FARMS SMALL LOANS SMALL-BUSINESS SMALL-BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR SMALL-BUSINESS LENDING SMALL-SCALE ENTREPRENEUR SOCIAL NETWORKS SOURCE OF CREDIT TAX BURDENS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TIME DEPOSITS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT UNION URBAN AREAS VILLAGE VULNERABLE GROUPS WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/16828656/state-microfinance-central-eastern-europe-new-independent-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15178

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/16828656/state-microfinance-central-eastern-europe-new-independent-states
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15178

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