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MBB ISSUE NO. 5, 2000: FOCUS ON REACHING THE POOR

MBB ISSUE NO. 5, 2000: FOCUS ON REACHING THE POOR

Date: 
December 2000

This fifth issue of The MicroBanking Bulletin focuses on microfinance programs that reach poorer clients.  

Featured Articles

Reassessing the Financial Viability of Village Banking: Past Performance and Future Prospects

*Gary Woller*

A Business Model for Going Down Market: Combining Village Banking and Credit Unions

*Kathleen Stack and Didier Thys*

Serving the Poorest Sustainably

*An Interview with David Gibbons, CASHPOR*

Six out of Seven Ain’t Bad (Credit Unions, Continued)

*Elisabeth Rhyne*

In Their Own Words: FINCA, Uganda

*Michael McCord*

In Their Own Words: Pro Mujer Bolivia

*Nancy Natilson*

Bulletin Case Study: BURO, Tangail, Bangladesh

*Geetha Nagarajan*

Bulletin Case Study: BASIX, India

*Geetha Nagarajan* The Highlights section explores the potential trade-off between target market and self-sufficiency by looking closely at the characteristics of financially self-sufficient microfinance institutions.