Microfinance for Bankers and Investors: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges at the Bottom of the Pyramid

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This event took place on 30 Jul 2009 from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm.

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Featuring Elisabeth Rhyne, author of Microfinance for Bankers and Investors.

About the book: Written by Elisabeth Rhyne, managing director of the Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International and one of the world’s foremost experts on microfinance, Microfinance for Bankers and Investors explores in-depth the challenges of profitably delivering credit, savings, insurance, and remittance services tailored to serve the Bottom of the Pyramid. Microfinance for Bankers and Investors educates potential microfinance investors in three ways: by reviewing authoritative research that demonstrates the investment opportunity; by analyzing success stories from around the world; and by identifying best practices. Through sixteen case studies of ventures by companies including Citibank, Visa, and Sequoia Capital, Microfinance for Bankers and Investors brings microfinance to life, recounting the motivations that led these companies into inclusive finance, obstacles and setbacks encountered, solutions developed in the field, and results to date.

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