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The microfinance sector has survived the risks posed by the global economic crisis and the controversy of the industry’s mission. Amid changing perceptions of microfinance as a panacea to eradicating global poverty, many positives remain in the quest to achieve a sustainable microfinance sector, which combines its social objectives with the demands of the commercial world in which it operates. Today, however, the sector is at a crossroads, with many questions over the future direction it will take.
This timely book seeks to answer those questions by drawing on the views of different market participants, which will help to shape the road ahead. Specific chapters provide a broad spectrum of opinion on challenges and key issues, including the future of the microfinance sector and consideration of the sector from an investor’s perspective, while also dealing with more specific areas, including regulation of the sector, the role of innovations such as mobile banking, governance and sustainability, and the role of capital markets for financing – each of which will be critical for the growth of a sustainable microfinance sector. The book also provides a thoughtful analysis of the crisis in Indian microfinance and the lessons to be learned.
Edited by Ranajoy Basu, a senior structured finance and capital markets lawyer who also spearheads the global social impact finance group at Reed Smith, this unique publication provides practical, commercial and candid guidance from an array of thought leaders in the microfinance sector. It will serve as a useful guide to the vital issues and will assist the reader in grasping the challenges and trends that will underpin the growth of this evolving and growing sector.
Price: £110.00
Pages: 268
Publisher: Globe Law and Business
Imprint: Globe Law and Business
Publication Date:
01 October 2013
ISBN: 9781787428980
Format: eBook
BISACs:
Basu, a structured finance and capital markets lawyer at Reed Smith, has put together a varied and insightful compendium of expertise on microfinance, which provides an information-rich resource to practitioners, or indeed anyone professionally involved in this continually evolving and diverse area.
Foreword
Ranajoy Basu
Reed Smith LLP
Part I. Introduction and overview
What is microfinance and its various types
Ranajoy Basu
Reed Smith LLP
Microfinance and its discontents – hurdles and key issues
Sam Mendelson
Financial inclusion & microfinance consultant
Business model evolution
Pete Power
Angkor Mikroheranhvatho Kampuchea Co Ltd
Microinsurance
Mosleh Ahmed
Microinsurance Research Centre
Shari’a compliant microfinance
Atif Hanif
Edana Richardson
Allen & Overy LLP
Livelihoods
Olly Donnelly
Shivia
Malcolm Harper
M-CRIL
Part II. Financing and commercialisation
Microfinance from an investor’s perspective
Marcus Fedder
International Finance Facility for Immunisation
Microfinance and capital markets
Juliette Chapelle
Paris Bar School
Part III. Governance and regulation
Governance and sustainability of microfinance institutions
Melissa Manzo
Allen & Overy LLP
Microfinance regulation: government intervention versus self-regulation
Hajar Barbach
Emma Matebalavu
Clifford Chance LLP
Part IV. Impact and analysis
The empowerment of rural women through microfinance
Dr Tara Nair
Gujarat Institute of Development Research
Microfinance investment vehicles and social performance
Jean-Marie De Corte
Marc Labie
Ludovic Urgeghe
Jean-Claude Vansnick
Warocqué School of Business and Economics
The strength of weak ties in microfinance
Cornell Jackson
Dr Marr
University of Greenwich
Part V. Developments and trends
Microfinance and the impact of mobile banking
Cameron Goldie-Scot
Musoni BV
The crisis in Indian microfinance
Sanjay Sinha
M-CRIL
The future of microfinance
Ian Callaghan
Financial inclusion & microfinance consultant
Microfinance 2.0 and the empowerment of rural women
Dr Phyllis SantaMaria
Microfinance without Borders
About the authors