Credit unions and the poverty challenge /
Bernd Balkenhol
- Francia International Labout Office 1999
- 136 p.
BACKGROUND AND ISSUES. Practical and theoretical relevance of credit unions. Access by the poor to credit unions. Credit union capital. ON THE THEORY OF CREDIT UNIONS. Introduction and outline of the main issues. Theory and practice of credit unions. Fundamental considerations regarding equity capital and on-lending. USING CREDIT UNIONS AS ON-LENDING AGENTS FOR EXTERNAL LINES OF CREDIT: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT. Background. Problem definition. Case summaries. USING CREDIT UNIONS AS CONDUITS FOR MICRO-ENTERPRISE LENDING: LATIN AMERICAN INSIGHTS. Historical background. Strengths and weaknesses of credit unions. CREDIT UNIONS AS ON-LENDING AGENTS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Credit union development in the cominican republic. Financial markets. Institutional strengthening of rural credit unions. CREDIT UNIONS AS CHANNELS FOR MICROCREDIT LINES: THE PHILIPOINE CASE. Overview of the financial system. Special credit programmes and non-bank credit conduits. Access to external sources of funds and the performance of credit unions. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LESOTHO CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT: INTERNAL FINANCING AND EXTERNAL CAPLITAL INFLOW. The macroeconomic environment. External capital inflow and performance. Internal financing and performance.