Microfinance Market Niches and Client Profiles in Bolivia

Claudio Gonzalez-Vega, Richard L. Meyer, Sergio Navajas, Mark Schreiner, Jorge Rodriguez-Meza and Guillermo Monje
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Claudio Gonzalez-Vega: Ohio State University
Richard L. Meyer: OSU
Sergio Navajas: OSU
Jorge Rodriguez-Meza: OSU
Guillermo Monje: OSU
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jorge Luis Rodriguez Meza

Computational Economics from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This paper presents and interprets descriptive statistics generated from data obtained in a survey of clients of five microfinance organizations believed to be among the best in Bolivia. These lenders represent different combinations of organizational design, lending technology, and market area of operations. Two are regulated financial intermediaries and three are NGOs. Two operate in rural areas (PRODEM and Sartawi) and three operate in urban areas (BancoSol, FIE, and Caja Los Andes). Two offer individual loans and three grant loans through joint liability groups. The paper discusses household-enterprise profiles of a sample of 622 clients and identifies terms and conditions of loan contracts with these organizations to evaluate the depth and quality of their outreach.

Keywords: Marketing; segmentation; Bolivia; competition; microfinance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001-09-05
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Working Paper: MICROFINANCE MARKET NICHES AND CLIENT PROFILES IN BOLIVIA (1996)
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