Microfinance and the Global Financial Crisis : A Call for BASEL

For many years, microfinance has been the poster child of governments, policymakers, and international organizations with the goal of lifting millions of people out of poverty. The notion that microfinance can pursue and achieve the intertwined goals of development and financial profitability without friction predominated. This dual opportunity, combined with a huge untapped market for financial services at the bottom of the pyramid attracted large amounts of funding from international capital markets, triggering unprecedented levels of growth. Until the global financial crisis, the sustainability of the resulting market growth had not been significantly questioned. As the crisis unfolded during the end of 2007, there seemed to be consensus among microfinance practitioners, analysts, and other industry experts that this crisis will be different. The microfinance industry braced itself for anticipated liquidity crunches, increase in costs of funds, and foreign exchange, as well as a sharp rise in portfolio arrears. This paper will: review recent publications that have drawn conclusions on the effects of the global financial crisis based on empirical data research; draw the conclusion that proper governance and risk management systems are essential and can have avoided many of the problems specific microfinance institutions (MFIs) faced during the financial crisis; and highlight Basel framework sections relevant to MFIs and demonstrate how these can be applied to strengthen MFIs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kruiff, David, Hartenstein, Stephan
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, ADVISORY SERVICES, AFFILIATES, AFFORDABILITY, AMOUNT OF RISK, ARREARS, ASSET CLASS, ASSET QUALITY, AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT, AVERAGE DEBT, BALANCE SHEET, BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS, BANKING LAWS, BANKING SECTOR, BANKING SUPERVISION, BANKING SYSTEMS, BORROWING, BORROWINGS, CAPITAL ADEQUACY, CAPITAL INFLOWS, CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS, CAPITAL REQUIREMENT, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CAPITAL STANDARDS, CASH FLOW, CASH OUTFLOWS, CENTRAL BANK, CENTRAL BANK FACILITIES, CENTRAL BANKS, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL REGISTRIES, CONSUMER LOANS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CREDIT BUREAUS, CREDIT DECISION, CREDIT DEFAULTS, CREDIT DISCIPLINE, CREDIT EXPANSION, CREDIT GROWTH, CREDIT LINES, CREDIT POLICIES, CREDIT PORTFOLIOS, CREDIT QUALITY, CREDIT RELATIONSHIP, CREDIT RISK, CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT, CREDIT RISK MARKET, CREDIT RISK · MARKET, CREDIT SCORING, CREDIT UNDERWRITING, CRISIS COUNTRIES, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES, DEBT, DEBT TRANSACTIONS, DEFAULTS, DEPOSIT, DEPOSIT TAKING INSTITUTION, DEPOSITORS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, DISBURSEMENTS, DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, DIVERSIFICATION, EDUCATION LOANS, EMERGING MARKET, EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES, EMPLOYMENT, EQUITY CAPITAL, EQUITY RETURN, EQUITY VALUATIONS, EXTERNAL AUDITORS, EXTERNAL FUNDING, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL INTEGRATION, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL RISK, FINANCIAL RISKS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL STRENGTH, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, FOREIGN CURRENCY, FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FORMAL ECONOMIES, FRAUD, FRAUD RISK, FUNDING SOURCES, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL MARKET, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNANCE STANDARDS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HIGH INTEREST RATES, HOLDING, HOUSING, INDEBTEDNESS, INFLATION, INFORMATION SHARING, INSTALLMENTS, INTEREST INCOME, INTEREST PAYMENTS, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATE CAPS, INTEREST RATE RISK, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL AUDIT, INTERNAL CONTROLS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTING, INVESTMENT VEHICLE, INVESTMENT VEHICLES, LENDERS, LENDING EXPOSURE, LENDING PORTFOLIO, LIABILITY, LIQUID ASSETS, LIQUIDITY, LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS, LIQUIDITY CRISIS, LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT, LIQUIDITY POSITION, LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS, LIQUIDITY RISK, LOAN, LOAN OFFICERS, LOAN PORTFOLIO, LOAN PORTFOLIOS, LOAN SIZES, LOCAL CURRENCY, LONG-TERM LOANS, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MARKET COMPETITION, MARKET CONDITIONS, MARKET ENVIRONMENT, MARKET PARTICIPANTS, MARKET PRACTICE, MARKET PRICES, MARKET RISK, MARKET RISKS, MARKET SHARE, MATURITIES, MATURITY, MATURITY MISMATCH, MFI, MFIS, MICROCREDIT, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MICROFINANCE LOAN, MICROFINANCE PRACTITIONERS, MICROFINANCE REGULATION, MICROFINANCE SECTOR, MICROFINANCE SECTORS, MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, MORTGAGE, MORTGAGE LOANS, OPERATING EXPENSES, OPERATIONAL RISK, OPERATIONAL RISKS, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS, PORTFOLIO, PORTFOLIO QUALITY, PROFITABILITY, RECESSIONS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REMITTANCES, REPAYMENT, REPAYMENT CAPACITY, RESERVES, RETAIL BANKING, RETURN, RETURN ON ASSETS, RETURN ON EQUITY, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, RETURNS, RISK ASSESSMENTS, RISK CONTROL, RISK EXPOSURES, RISK FACTORS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, RISK PROFILE, SECURITIES, SETTLEMENT, SETTLEMENT RISK, SHORT-TERM LENDING, SUBSIDIARY, SWAP, SYSTEMIC RISK, TRADE BALANCES, TRADING, TRANSACTION, TURNOVER, USE OF COLLATERAL, VALUATION, WRITE OFFS, WRITEOFFS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/24161049/microfinance-global-financial-crisis-call-basel http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21722
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