Microfinance for bankers and investors: understanding the opportunities and challenges of the market at the bottom of the pyramid

This is the first guide that helps bankers and investors understand and profit from the BOP market. The popularity of microfinance banking has exploded in recent years. The sector has been growing at a rate of 30 per cent annually and 65 of the world's top firms have enjoyed average rates of return of approximately 2.5 per cent of total assets. This detailed roadmap for hedge fund, private equity, venture capital and other investors explains how to enter this huge market, where to find lucrative investment opportunities, and how to act upon them. INDICE: Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Understanding the BOP Market Chapter 2. The Four Challenges of the BOP Market Chapter 3. Product Design for BOP Clients Chapter 4. Three Products: Insurance, Housing Finance and Remittances Chapter 5. Corporate Choices Chapter6. Commercial Banks as Microlenders Chapter 7. Models of Micro-Insurance Chapter 8. Retailers as Channels Chapter 9. Financing Inclusive Finance Chapter 10. Financial Infrastructure Chapter 11. Payments Technologies Reduce Costs and Increase Convenience Chapter 12 Approaches to Social Responsibility Chapter13 Measuring the Social Bottom Line

• ISBN: 978-0-07-162406-0
• Editorial: McGraw-Hill
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés