Independent Evaluation Group2017-08-292017-08-292008-10-26978-1-60244-099-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28056This is the Global Program Review (GPR) of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP). Established in 1995 as a consortium of public and private donors with its secretariat located in the World Bank, the mission of CGAP has been to help build efficient local financial markets that are integrated into the mainstream financial system and that serve all the unbanked, including very poor and harder-to-reach clients with ever more innovative, convenient and affordable financial services. Its specific objectives have been to generate and disseminate knowledge, to catalyze the movement toward good-practice performance standards, and to build consensus among its many and varied stakeholders. In pursuit of these objectives, CGAP's generic activities have consisted of: (a) providing advisory services, (b) developing and setting standards, (c) advancing knowledge (including sector intelligence and information sharing), and (d) offering training and capacity building services.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICESACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGADBADVISORY SERVICEADVISORY SERVICESAFFORDABLE FINANCIAL SERVICESAID EFFECTIVENESSBANK ACCOUNTSBANK MANAGEMENTBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBIASESBUSINESS INFORMATIONBUSINESS PLANSBUSINESS STRATEGYCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL EXPENDITURESCAPITAL MARKETCDBCGAPCOMMERCIAL BANKSCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONFLICTS OF INTERESTSCONSUMER PROTECTIONCOOPERATIVESCOST-SHARINGCREDIBILITYCREDIT BUREAUSDEBTDEGREE OF TRANSPARENCYDEMONSTRATION EFFECTSDEPOSITDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT FINANCEDEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONSDONOR SUPPORTECONOMIC COOPERATIONENTREPRENEURSHIPEQUITY MARKETSEVALUATION CRITERIAEXTERNAL FUNDINGEXTERNAL PARTNERSEXTREME POVERTYFIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITYFINANCESFINANCIAL ACCESSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIESFINANCIAL MARKETFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL PERFORMANCEFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENTFINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL SECTOR POLICYFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL SYSTEMFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFOREIGN EXCHANGEFORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFULL ACCESSFULL DISCLOSUREGENDERGLOBAL MARKETGOVERNMENT POLICIESGRAMEEN BANKGRANT PROGRAMSGUARANTEE AGENCYHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSEHOLDSIDAIDBINFORMATION DISCLOSUREINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSURANCEINTEREST INCOMEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DONORSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTMENT FUNDSINVESTMENT VEHICLESLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKSLEGAL REFORMLOANLOCAL DEBTLOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETSMANDATESMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET INFRASTRUCTUREMARKET PLAYERSMATURITYMFIMFISMICROCREDITMICROCREDIT PROGRAMSMICROENTERPRISESMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INDUSTRYMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMICROFINANCE SECTORMONETARY FUNDMONEY LAUNDERINGMONEY TRANSFERSNUTRITIONOUTREACHPAYMENT SYSTEMSPEER REVIEWPENSIONSPERFORMANCE STANDARDSPRIVATE DONORSPRIVATE INVESTMENTPUBLIC AGENCIESRATING AGENCIESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREPAYMENTREPAYMENT PERFORMANCEREPAYMENTSRESERVESRESOURCE MOBILIZATIONRISK MANAGEMENTSAVINGSSAVINGS FACILITIESSAVINGS SERVICESSETTLEMENTSHAREHOLDERSSMESME FINANCESOURCES OF FUNDSSTATE BANKSSUPPORT SERVICESSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABLE MICROFINANCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSFER PAYMENTSTRANSPARENCYTRUST FUNDUNIONVALUATIONPublicationWorld Bank10.1596/978-1-60244-099-9