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The biggest gap in Financial Inclusion? Metrics.
abuzz with the implications of the “final word” study on microcredit impact. For many, including myself, this has been an opportunity to...
Feb 27, 2015
Microfinance is dead. Long live Microfinance!
UPDATE 13/02: I just came across a 2009 journal article by Susan Johnson by the same title. Had not been aware of it previously. The...
Feb 12, 2015
Managing Overindebtedness: Lessons from Crises Past
Overindebtedness is like the unwelcome spectre at the feast. Amidst robust and exciting discussions about technology, product...
Nov 14, 2014
Opening Session of EMW Looks to Synergies in Inclusion, Stability and Protection
Opening Session of European Microfinance Weeks Asks if Financial Inclusion, Stability and Client Protection can Co-Exist Financial...
Nov 13, 2014


Interview with Ian Radcliffe, WSBI / e-MFP
Q:The theme of this year's conference is, "Developing Better Markets." Why do you believe this is an important topic to highlight? IR:The...
Nov 11, 2014
The Mystery of Mexican Microfinance: Client Incomes, Expenses and Debt
I’ve been poring over the data collected by the Angelucci, Karlan & Zinman study of Compartamos clients. To recap from my previous blog,...
Oct 31, 2014
To Mexico: Days 2-3 and beyond
This is part 3 of a 3-part installment from my brief visit to Mexico in October 2014. Read parts one and two. The biggest mystery about...
Oct 24, 2014
To Mexico, Day 1: Tapachula, Chiapas
This is part 2 of a 3-part installment from my brief visit to Mexico in October 2014. See: parts one and three. My first stop in Mexico...
Oct 24, 2014
To Mexico: Hypothesizing about Overindebtedness
This is part 1 of a 3-part installment from my brief visit to Mexico in October 2014. See: parts two and three. I’m on my way to Mexico,...
Oct 6, 2014
To Mexico: Hypothesizing about Overindebtedness
author: Daniel Rozas
Oct 6, 2014
Microfinance in Mexico: The role of small loans
My latest post on the credit bubble in Mexico had one especially interesting comment. Jose Manuel asked to consider the loan sizes in...
Jul 7, 2014
Mexico: leading financial inclusion, while overindebtedness crisis brews
Last week, as its football team was preparing for its match with the Netherlands, Mexico hosted the International Forum for Financial...
Jul 2, 2014
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