Riesgos y problemas que condicionan el exito de los programas de credito a microempresas
Sign inOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY. AGRICULTURAL FINANCE PROGRAM
This paper argues that although private development organizations (PDO"s) present comparative advantages over government agencies to reach microenterprises, it is not clear that they will efficiently channel credit to microenterprises in developing countries.
Alfred, Nelson Aguilera · 1992

Abstract
The success of PDO"s as lending institutions will depend on the ability of these organizations to reduce loan default losses and high operational costs and to protect their loan portfolios from inflation. PDO"s that behave as lending institutions and not as philanthropic agencies will have more chances to succeed. What is needed are PDO"s using risk-reducing technologies, charging interest rates that allow them to cover their operational costs and losses from inflation, and capable of mobilizing most of their own funds. The paper argues that the success of microenterprise credit programs will also be limited by risks and problems created by institutional deficiencies, such as imperfections in land, insurance, and product markets, incomplete legal and informational systems, ill-defined property rights, financial regulations, and the like. (Author abstract)
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