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Innovations in Financial Services Lessons from Bangladesh for East African MFIs
This paper documents the lessons learned for Uganda from a trip to Bangladesh to examine the MFIs operating there and the products being offered by these MFIs.
Jan 3, 1999
Beyond basic credit and savings: Developing new financial service products for the poor
The paper examines the need for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to offer their clients new financial products.
Jan 9, 1997
Savings Are a human right (and good business too): The case for voluntary, open access savings facilities
Based on experiences drawn from Bangladesh, this essay puts forward a case for voluntary, open-access savings schemes as a profitable alternative to compulsory, locked-in savings schemes.
Jan 7, 1997
Replication: Regressive reproduction or progressive evolution?
Increasing numbers of organizations are “replicating” the programs of successful MicroFinance Institutions (MFIs). These strengths are also weaknesses, since the models being replicated require modification for adaptation to local conditions.
Jan 6, 1997
Drop-outs, graduates, defaulters, and the excluded
The document reviews four key issues facing MFIs worldwide, with evidences drawn primarily from Bangladesh.
Jan 6, 1997
Drop-outs and graduates – Lessons from Bangladesh
The paper examines why MFIs in Bangladesh suffer high drop-out amongst their clients and why current systems and services being provided by MFIs fail to meet the demands of clients.
Jan 6, 1997