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Fixing MFI Flaws to reach the poorest poor
There have been many criticisms of microfinance as an ineffective way of reaching out to the poorest of the poor. The problems cited:-MFIs deliberately avoid the poorest whom they believe can never repay loans-loans that would help the poorest would be too small to be profitable even for...
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A New Model for Success at the BOP: Interview with David Wheeler, Part 1
Multinational companies (MNCs) have a significant role to play in private sector strategies aimed at benefiting markets at the base of the pyramid (BOP). From a development perspective however, the role of local actors, especially indigenous small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), may be...
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