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The percentage of smallholders with access to finance is equally difficult to quantify. According to estimates, even … promising approaches to expanding smallholder lending, such as value chain finance, are reaching fewer than 10 percent of … smallholders, primarily those in well-established value chains dedicated to higher value cash crops. International Finance …
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limited. IFC's work in this area aims to (a) build awareness about opportunities in access to finance for women … report aims to assess the gap in demand and supply of finance, highlight the opportunity in serving women entrepreneurs, and … catalogue initiatives taken by financial institutions in access to finance for women-owned businesses in India. The report …
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Very small enterprises (VSEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represent a broad and heterogeneous segment, often underserved by formal financial institutions. They are generally informal and often family businesses. The financial needs of these enterprises are typically overlooked by...
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In the fall of 2008, the Moroccan microfinance sector underwent what in economics is referred to as a Minsky moment, the sudden realization that the market has overshot and that the good times are coming to an end. In this particular case, the Minsky moment was a specific event - the private...
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), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). FMFB-A has a nation-widepresence in Afghanistan and serves over 53 …
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This note presents practical guidance on how to implement a framework for managing fiscal commitments from Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). It draws on specific regional operational experience and on World Bank Institute (WBI)'s wider thematic engagement with different partners worldwide. The...
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This study evaluates the effectiveness of IFC's strategic priority of private sector development in frontier countries (high-risk and/or low-income) by supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during fiscal years (FY)1994-2006. IFC has channeled its support to MSME's by: i)...
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