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Market opportunities for microfinance institutions

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  • Roy Mersland Roy Mersland

    (UIA - University of Agder)

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Taking a business scholar's standpoint I assess the future of the microfinance industry. The basic question I try to answer is why the microfinance market continues to grow while public support for the industry is shrinking. I identify six underlying forces -demographic transition; reduced poverty; urbanisation; economic growth; technological innovations; and shifts in microfinance paradigms -that drive the growth of the microfinance industry. Furthermore, I identify six non-traditional microfinance markets that may represent interesting opportunities in the years to come: insurance, housing, small and medium enterprise lending, savings, micropensions, and microfinance in high-income countries. I conclude the article highlighting that policy makers, regulators and international support organizations may encourage or hamper the future as outlined in this article.

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  • Roy Mersland Roy Mersland, 2013. "Market opportunities for microfinance institutions," Post-Print hal-05220865, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05220865
    DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2013.027
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