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dc.titleLessons in Microfinance Downscaling: The Case of Banco de la Empresa, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorWenner, Mark D.
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Sergio
dc.contributor.orgunitSustainable Development Department
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2011-08-10T00:00:00
dc.date.issue1998-08-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractFew commercial banks have engaged in profitable microfinance lending despite repeated attempts by donor agencies to entice their entry. The case of Banco de la Empresa, a Latin American private bank, illustrates how penetration of the microenterprise market segment could evolve. This paper reviews the bank's experience with microfinance, what its motivations were for starting such a program, what adjustments it made in operating procedures and what risks the program faced. The study is based on a real experience of the Inter-American Development Bank but in order to preserve the confidentiality of the institution studied, names, dates and other non-critical data were changed.
dc.format.extent42
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008846
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Lessons-in-Microfinance-Downscaling-The-Case-of-Banco-de-la-Empresa-SA.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectMicrobusiness
dc.subjectFinancial Service
dc.subject.keywordsS.A.;Lessons in Microfinance Downscaling: The Case of Banco de la Empresa
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
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