Are Microfinance Institutions and Their Customers Reactive to Disaster Risk? Main Topics and Four Case Studies

Davide Castellani, Simonetta Chiodi and Laura Viganò

Chapter 10 in Promoting Microfinance, 2013, pp 197-220 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Natural or man-made hazards affecting microfinance institutions (MFIs) have been gaining interest, especially after the occurrence of the Asian Tsunami in 2004, but these hazards have not yet been sufficiently acknowledged. The literature and applied research fall short of general conclusions; for practitioners, protection, prevention and management strategies are complex and costly. Therefore, MFIs are often unable to face these risks, and their potential to manage consequences has been poorly explored. External support — donations and technical assistance — is often provided to MFIs to recover from contingent situations.

Keywords: Credit Risk; Disaster Risk; Coffee Berry; Liquidity Risk; Loan Portfolio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137034915_10

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