Title Microcredit guarantee funds in the Mediterranean : a comparative analysis / Paola Leone, Professor of Banking and Finance, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, Pasqualina Porretta, Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Series Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance Palgrave studies in impact finance. Contents 1. Introduction; Paola Leone and Pasqualina Porretta -- 2. Regulatory Framework and Supervisory Authorities in Microcredit Sector; Paola Leone, Fabio Massimo Mango, Ida C. Panetta and Pasqualina Porretta -- 3. Mapping Microcredit Institutions/Operators; Paola Leone, Sabrina Leo, Ida C. Panetta and Pasqualina Porretta -- 4. The Microcredit Guarantee Funds and Institutions; Paola Leone, Sabrina Leo, Ida C. Panetta and Pasqualina Porretta -- 5. Nearly Conclusive Considerations; Paola Leone and Pasqualina Porretta Summary "Microfinance/microcredit today is facing two challenges. Firstly, it needs be more economically and financially sustainable. Secondly, it needs to increase its outreach in order to have a more significant impact on poorer areas of the world. Access to credit for the poorest people is a trade-off between economic and financial sustainability and the spread of activity. Greater innovation in processes and products is required in order to reduce transactional costs and informational asymmetries, extend the term structure of contracts and provide suitable assessment and risk management in the microfinance sector. This book offers a comprehensive comparative analysis of the most significant models of microcredit guarantee funds adopted in three South European countries (Italy, France, Spain) and in three North African countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt). It provides a clear picture of microcredit guarantee funds in each country, focusing on three keys areas: analysis of the regulatory framework, mapping of microcredit institutions and analysis of the main features of guarantee funds. The authors highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the microcredit guarantee system and provide regulatory or operative solutions which may improve the economic sustainability of microcredit institutions and, ultimately, contribute to facilitating access to credit for microenterprises and the microborrower. The book will be a valuable resource for supervisors, microcredit institutions, guarantee intermediaries and financial intermediaries"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-225) and index Notes Print version record Subject Microfinance. Microfinance -- Mediterranean Region BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management. Microfinance Mediterranean Region Form Electronic book Author Porretta, Pasqualina, 1974- author. ISBN 9781137452993 1137452994 9781349497577 1349497576

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