National Microfinance Strategies

An increasing number of countries are developing national microfinance strategies, bringing the topic to the forefront of national development priorities. Over 30 countries, most in Africa, now have such strategies. This trend appears to be fueled...

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Main Authors: Duflos, Eric, Glisovic-Mézières, Jasmina
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9792123/national-microfinance-strategies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9515
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spelling okr-10986-95152021-04-23T14:02:45Z National Microfinance Strategies Duflos, Eric Glisovic-Mézières, Jasmina ACCESS TO FINANCE CENTRAL BANK CGAP COMMERCIAL BANKS CREDIT COOPERATIVES FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS INSURANCE LEADERSHIP MAINSTREAMING MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE SECTOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY POSTAL AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORMS SAVINGS An increasing number of countries are developing national microfinance strategies, bringing the topic to the forefront of national development priorities. Over 30 countries, most in Africa, now have such strategies. This trend appears to be fueled by microfinance's heightened visibility and new development modalities that favor sector-wide approaches and policy work. Developing a national microfinance strategy usually involves four stages: (i) conducting a diagnostic/gap analysis of the microfinance sector; (ii) consulting with stakeholders (more or less extensively); (iii) drafting a document, usually by a consultant in cooperation with government; and (iv) adopting and implementing the strategy, including approval by a governmental body and, in some cases, defining action steps to put the strategy into practice. 2012-08-13T08:50:20Z 2012-08-13T08:50:20Z 2008-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9792123/national-microfinance-strategies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9515 English CGAP Brief CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCE
CENTRAL BANK
CGAP
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
LEADERSHIP
MAINSTREAMING
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE SECTOR
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POSTAL AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REFORMS
SAVINGS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCE
CENTRAL BANK
CGAP
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
LEADERSHIP
MAINSTREAMING
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE SECTOR
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POSTAL AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REFORMS
SAVINGS
Duflos, Eric
Glisovic-Mézières, Jasmina
National Microfinance Strategies
relation CGAP Brief
description An increasing number of countries are developing national microfinance strategies, bringing the topic to the forefront of national development priorities. Over 30 countries, most in Africa, now have such strategies. This trend appears to be fueled by microfinance's heightened visibility and new development modalities that favor sector-wide approaches and policy work. Developing a national microfinance strategy usually involves four stages: (i) conducting a diagnostic/gap analysis of the microfinance sector; (ii) consulting with stakeholders (more or less extensively); (iii) drafting a document, usually by a consultant in cooperation with government; and (iv) adopting and implementing the strategy, including approval by a governmental body and, in some cases, defining action steps to put the strategy into practice.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Duflos, Eric
Glisovic-Mézières, Jasmina
author_facet Duflos, Eric
Glisovic-Mézières, Jasmina
author_sort Duflos, Eric
title National Microfinance Strategies
title_short National Microfinance Strategies
title_full National Microfinance Strategies
title_fullStr National Microfinance Strategies
title_full_unstemmed National Microfinance Strategies
title_sort national microfinance strategies
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9792123/national-microfinance-strategies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9515
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