Piloting Macroinsurance for Microenterprises in Post-Revolution Egypt

Piloting Macroinsurance for Microenterprises in Post-Revolution Egypt

This note discusses the results of a pilot of an innovative insurance product, which aims to protect small firms from macroeconomic and political risk that might inhibit them from investing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Groh, Matthew, McKenzie, David
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
BANK POLICY
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CORRUPTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FIRM GROWTH
FIXED CAPITAL
INCOMES
INFLATION
INSURANCE
INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS
INSURANCE PENETRATION
INSURANCE PRODUCT
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LOAN
LOAN PERIOD
LOAN SIZE
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MICROENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE CLIENTS
MICROFINANCE ORGANIZATION
NEW PRODUCTS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLITICAL RISK
SMALL FIRMS
STOCK EXCHANGE
VOLATILITY
WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20272970/piloting-macroinsurance-microenterprises-post-revolution-egypt
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20431
Description
Summary:This note discusses the results of a pilot of an innovative insurance product, which aims to protect small firms from macroeconomic and political risk that might inhibit them from investing.

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