Expanding the frontier in rural finance : financial linkages and strategic alliances /
Financial linkages and strategic alliances Rural finance
edited by Maria E. Pagura.
- xxv, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Linkages between formal and informal financial institutions -- Strategic alliances for scale and scope economies: lessons from FADES in Bolivia / Institutional transformation to create linkages that enhance rural access to financial services: the case of the Fundacion Integral Campesina in Costa Rica / Opportunities for the creation of linkages and alliances to expand the supply of rural financial services: the Jose Maria Covelo Foundation and its partners in Honduras / ICICI Bank partnership linkages in India / A case study of AVIVA Life Insurance and its linkage with microfinance institutions / Indonesia: A Regional Development Bank linked with village-based non-bank financial institutions / The rich variety of microfinance linkages in Indonesia / Self-reliance vs. donor dependence: linkages between banks and microfinance institutions in Mali / Partnership to expand sources of funds for rural microfinance in Peru: the case of Confianza / Financial linkages in the Philippines: constraints and success factors / Extending the outreach of Rwandan People's Banks to the rural poor through village savings and credit associations / Linking with savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) to expand financial access in rural areas: a case study of CRDB Bank in Tanzania / Conclusions. Claudio Gonzalez-Vega and Rodolfo Quiros -- Rodolfo Quiros and Claudio Gonzalez-Vega -- Mayra Falck, Rodolfo Quiros and Claudio Gonzalez-Vega -- Malcolm Harper and Marie Kirsten -- Nilotpal Pathak -- Iketut Budastra -- John D. Conroy and Iketut Budastra -- Hans Dieter Seibel -- Janina Leon -- Benjamin R. Quinones, Jr. -- Chet Aeschliman, Fiacre Murekezi and Jean-Paul Ndoshoboye -- Gerda Piprek -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"Expanding the Frontier in Rural Finance presents 12 examples from around the world of banks and informal institutions forging linkages to reach rural customers. Can the financial resources and the rigour of banking systems be combined productively with the local knowledge and low costs of microfinance institutions, credit unions and self-help groups? Have the terms and conditions of linkage banking services improved? Can customers gain access to a wider range of services, such as insurance and money transfer? Are more customers reached? This book shows that linkages can expand outreach, but making this work in practice is not straightforward. Essential reading for bankers and microfinance professionals, policy makers and donors working to improve rural finance."--BOOK JACKET.