Financing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises : An Independent Evaluation of IFC's Experience with Financial Intermediaries in Frontier Countries

Since the mid-1990s, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has designed a number of strategies for supporting micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs). The IFC strategy in place since 2001 focuses on: (i) providing financial support...

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Main Author:	Independent Evaluation Group
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACQUISITION COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES AGENCY LINES BANK BRANCH BANK BRANCH NETWORK BANK EQUITY BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICES BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BEST PRACTICE BILATERAL AID BORROWER BOUNDARIES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS CLIMATES BUSINESS SUCCESS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSTRAINT CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CRISES DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION DEPOSITS DEVALUATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT BANKS DIRECT LOAN DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DURABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUITY CAPITAL EQUITY INVESTMENT EQUITY INVESTMENTS EQUITY INVESTOR EQUITY RETURNS EQUITY STAKES EQUITY VALUES EXCHANGE RATE EXIT MECHANISM FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL YEARS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FRONTIER FUND MANAGER FUNDING SOURCES HOLDING HOLDING COMPANIES HOUSEHOLDS IFC IMF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTRUMENT INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONALIZATION INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT RETURNS LENDING TECHNIQUES LIFETIME LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN PORTFOLIOS LOAN RATES LOCAL CURRENCY LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS LONG-TERM FINANCE LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME LOWER INCOME MATURITY MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MFI MFIS MICROCREDIT MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS NEW COMPANIES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION NONPERFORMING LOAN NORTH AFRICA NOW ACCOUNTS OUTREACH PORTFOLIO RISK PORTFOLIO RISK MANAGEMENT PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS PRIVATE EQUITY PROFITABILITY PROFITABLE BUSINESS PROJECT DESIGN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE PUT OPTIONS REAL SECTOR RECONSTRUCTION REGIONAL BANKS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REMITTANCE REMITTANCE SERVICES REMITTANCES REPAYMENT REPAYMENT RATE RETURNS ON EQUITY RISK MANAGEMENT SAHARA SAVINGS SAVINGS DEPOSIT SAVINGS DEPOSITS SAVINGS SERVICES SENIOR SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISE START-UP SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSIDIARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9718593/financing-micro-small-medium-enterprises-independent-evaluation-ifcs-experience-financial-intermediaries-frontier-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6485

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9718593/financing-micro-small-medium-enterprises-independent-evaluation-ifcs-experience-financial-intermediaries-frontier-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6485

Financing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises : An Independent Evaluation of IFC's Experience with Financial Intermediaries in Frontier Countries

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