This focus note provides lessons for the joint liability group based Indian microfinance sector in t...

It is clear, and now generally accepted, that poor people want, need and do indeed save. Low income ...

This paper reviews what motivates poor people to save and how MFIs might assist, while still retaini...

This paper documents the lessons learned for Uganda from a trip to Bangladesh to examine the MFIs op...

When examining the income impacts of microfinance programmes, it is important to recognise that ther...

Based on experiences drawn from Bangladesh, this essay puts forward a case for voluntary, open-acces...

The paper examines why the MFIs in Bangladesh suffer high drop-out amongst their clients. The study ...

There is compelling evidence to support the contention that a significant majority of “drop-outs�...