Linking up and reaching out in Bangladesh : information and communications technology for microfinance /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2010. |
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| Description: | xii, 132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7978558 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Current Constraints in the Microfinance Industry
- The Proposed New Microfinance Paradigm
- Approach to and Methodology behind the Study on Development of a Centralized ICT Platform
- Recommendations of the Study
- Note
- Chapter 2. Bangladesh Microfinance Market Overview
- Country Overview: Bangladesh
- Microfinance Sector Overview
- Microfinance Industry Regulators
- Apex Funding Institution
- Microfinance Market Size and Major Players
- Microfinance Networks
- Formal Financial Sector
- Remittances
- Credit Bureaus
- Microfinance Products and Services
- Regulatory Regime
- Market Potential for Growth
- Market Outreach
- Other Market Considerations
- Market Challenges
- Notes
- Chapter 3. The Proposed Centralized ICT Platform
- The Role of ICT in Meeting Bangladesh's Microfinance Market Challenges
- Microfinance Technology: The Traditional Way
- Centralized ICT Platform: The New Paradigm
- How to Develop a Centralized ICT Platform
- Chapter 4. Emerging International Practices
- New Innovations
- Case Studies: Centralized Platforms for Microfinance
- Other Efforts Under Way
- Chapter 5. Creating an Enabling Environment: Policy and Regulations
- Enabling Microfinance Regulations
- Enabling Financial Sector Regulations and Applications
- Enabling ICT and Electronic Data Regulations
- Going Forward
- Notes
- Chapter 6. Technology Design
- Models of Technology Deployment
- The Building Blocks
- Basic Capabilities
- Catering to Multiple Users
- Adapting to Individual Needs
- Connecting to the Platform
- Chapter 7. Institutional Design
- Institutional Purpose and Principles
- Institutional Approaches
- Analysis of Potential Approaches
- Recommended Approach
- Organizational Model
- Note
- Chapter 8. Cost Projections
- The Methodology
- The Assumptions
- The Cost
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Chapter 9. Conclusions and Recommendations
- Conclusions
- Specific Recommendations
- Appendix Costing Tables
- Works Cited and Other Resources
- Index
- Figures
- 2.1. Interest Rates
- 2.2. Cumulative Microfinance Loan Disbursements, December 2006
- 2.3. Bangladesh Microfinance Players
- 2.4. Active Borrowers by MFI Class
- 2.5. Growth in PKSF's Microenterprise Loan Portfolio
- 3.1. Technology Use within MFIs and the Microfinance Industry
- 3.2. Role of a Centralized ICT Platform
- 3.3. Use of Technology by MFIs to Provide New Products
- 3.4. Technology Use to Overcome Overlap
- 3.5. Technology and Provision of Safety Nets
- 3.6. Technology and Provision of Accurate Online Data
- 3.7. Integration of the Financial Sector
