Reaching the poor with effective microcredit: evaluation of a Grameen Bank replication in the Philippines /
By: Hossain, Mahabub.
Contributor(s): Diaz, Catalina P.
Series: Vol. 24 No. 2 Second Sem 1997.Description: p.275.Subject(s): Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD) | Grameen Bank - Philippine case | Microcredit - Philippines | People's Credit and Finance CorporationOnline resources: Click here to access online In: Journal of Philippine DevelopmentSummary: Credit provision for small and poor households has always been the major element of non-government organizations in alleviating poverty. Recently, there has been a move to replicate the Bangladesh Grameen Bank in the Philippines known as Landless People's Development Fund. This paper assesses its financial viability at the borrower's level. The institution's sustainability is also investigated in terms of sources and fund utilization, administration costs and other branches financial viability.No physical items for this record
Credit provision for small and poor households has always been the major element of non-government organizations in alleviating poverty. Recently, there has been a move to replicate the Bangladesh Grameen Bank in the Philippines known as Landless People's Development Fund. This paper assesses its financial viability at the borrower's level. The institution's sustainability is also investigated in terms of sources and fund utilization, administration costs and other branches financial viability.