Others Resources
Welcome! If you’d like to learn about the basic principles of microfinance, or about elements not covered in other pages, you may find the following links helpful. If you have a query that isn’t addressed by the following articles, we’d love to hear about it from you and help answer it.
Interest Rates and Capital
- 4 Ways to Control Unjust Interest Rates in Microfinance
- 10 Determinants of Interest Rates in Microfinance
- Funding Sources for Microfinance Institutes (Financing Options)
- High Interest Rates – Problem in Microfinance
- Microfinance Goes Awry: Case Study of Bank Compartamos’ Interest Rates
Defining Microfinance
- 8 Microfinance Lending Models (Types of MFIs)
- What is Microfinance – Definition, Sources and Problems
- Microfinance FAQs
- 8 Microfinance Lending Models (Types of MFIs)
The Environment and Microfinance
- Microfinance and Natural Disasters – Damage Control
- Why Green Microfinance Matters to the Poor
- Fighting Climate Change with Green Microfinance Tools
Regulations in Microfinance
The Strategic Angle in Microfinance
- Evolution of Microfinance
- Strategies for Growth of Microfinance – Pakistan
- An Idea to Change The World
- The Future of Mobile Banking Services For the Poor
- Microfinance in China – Rethinking Approaches
- Third Parties in the Branchless Banking Arena
- 200 Years of Development for the World
Books Related to Microfinance
- Book Review: Banker to the Poor, by Muhammad Yunus
- Book Reviews: “Why microfinance doesn’t work” by Milford Bateman
- Video: Review of ‘Portfolios of the Poor’ by William Easterly
Other Areas in Microfinance
- Trends and Risks in Microfinance
- Uses of Microcredit: The Choices Micro-Entrepreneurs Make
- Connecting The Dots…
- The mobile money movement – Catalyst to Jumpstart Emerging Markets