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Promoting sustainable financial services to the poor and poorest (pdf 12kb)

This article outlines banking regulations and legal structures that fit with the needs of microfinance portfolios. It discusses building transparency and performance standards and building financial systems that work for the poor majority.

These regulations were created in the mid 1990s by leading microfinance institutions, who worked together to build performance indicators and standards.

 

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