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Is There a Business Case for Small Savers?

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dc.contributor.authorWestley, Glenn D.
dc.contributor.authorPalomas, Xavier Martín
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T08:38:47Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T08:38:47Z
dc.date.issued2011-01
dc.description.abstractFor most of its history, microfinance has focused on credit. Savings, which are very important in helping poor people start a business, mitigate risks, and maintain at least a minimum level of consumption, has traditionally played a secondary role. In recent years, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have increasingly recognized the importance of savings and introduced savings products. Now, faced with growing competition, many MFIs are rethinking whether they can continue to provide the level of cross-subsidies they believe is required to serve the low end of the savings market, namely, the small savers.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/14721185/business-case-small-savers
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9457
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9457
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCGAP Brief
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUSINESS CASE
dc.subjectCGAP
dc.subjectDEPOSIT
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectFEE INCOME
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectLIFE INSURANCE
dc.subjectLIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOAN BALANCE
dc.subjectLOAN RATES
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMFI
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNT
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectSMALL BORROWERS
dc.subjectSMALL SAVER
dc.subjectSMALL SAVERS
dc.subjectSMALL-SAVER DEPOSIT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectWITHDRAWAL
dc.titleIs There a Business Case for Small Savers?en
dc.title.alternativeExiste un argumento empresarial a favor de los pequenos ahorradores?en
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okr.date.disclosure2011-08-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:32:00.695634Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/14721185/business-case-small-savers
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid232081468340763792
okr.guid913951468157519900
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20110804012401
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14721185
okr.identifier.report63624
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/08/04/000356161_20110804012401/Rendered/PDF/636240BRI0Busi00Box0361520B0PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Financial Intermediation
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Rural Finance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitConsultative Group to Assist Poor
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