Focus on Savings | Microbanking Bulletin, July 2003 (Issue No. 9)
Date:
July 2003
Focusing an issue of the Bulletin on Savings has generated widespread interest. This issue addresses key questions around savings mobilization. A few include:
- Why do clients want access to savings?
- What are they looking for in a savings product?
- Why are MFIs interested in expanding their services to include this new product line?
- What challenges do MFIs face when introducing savings?
- How have MFIs coped with some of these challenges?
- How can we measure the performance of savings operations?
Featured Articles:
Serving Small Depositors: Overcoming the Obstacles, Recognizing the Tradeoffs
Madeline Hirschland
Going to the Barricades with Microsavings Mobilization: A View of the Real Costs from the Trenches
Dave Richardson
Activity-Based Costing and Savings
Ben Reno-Weber
Rural Savings Mobilization in West Africa: Guard Against Shocks or Build an Asset Base?
Renée Chao-Béroff
Quick summary:
This ninth issue of the Bulletin addresses key questions around savings mobilization.
