http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/02/16/the-for-profit-microfinance-debate/ A slice of lime in the soda Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:31:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/02/16/the-for-profit-microfinance-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-24121 AdrianGonzalez Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:01:51 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=7337#comment-24121 Agree with most of the discussion. The main reason why microcredit interest rates are higher than in other credit markets is the high operating expenses per dollar lent. The smaller the loan, the more expensive it is. This has been documented in the literature in places like here http://www.themix.org/publications/microbanking-bulletin/2011/01/sacrificing-microcredit-unrealistic-goals Great Discussion! Agree with most of the discussion. The main reason why microcredit interest rates are higher than in other credit markets is the high operating expenses per dollar lent. The smaller the loan, the more expensive it is. This has been documented in the literature in places like here
http://www.themix.org/publications/micro banking-bulletin/2011/01/sacrificing-mic rocredit-unrealistic-goals
Great Discussion!

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/02/16/the-for-profit-microfinance-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-24047 DavidRoodman Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:15:39 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=7337#comment-24047 Great stuff! I kibitz from the sidelines here: http://blogs.cgdev.org/open_book/?p=5894 Great stuff! I kibitz from the sidelines here:
http://blogs.cgdev.org/open_book/?p=5894

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