Achievements, challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in Colombia
This article exposes economic benefits from funding space available for low income population in the country, by a comparison of characteristic elements fromGrameen Bank experience in relation to microcredit institutionalization in Colombia. The problem of microfinance is examined in the light of co...
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Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
2011
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| author | Escolar, Hugo Alfonso Hernández Sayago, Jhon Alexander Méndez Amaya, Nubia Stella Carreño |
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| description | This article exposes economic benefits from funding space available for low income population in the country, by a comparison of characteristic elements fromGrameen Bank experience in relation to microcredit institutionalization in Colombia. The problem of microfinance is examined in the light of conventional economic analysis. Institutional environment elements are treated in various countries, and then a Colombian reviewis presented. Finally, a series of representative indicators of microcredit are explored. The assessed indicators suggest that there is space formicrocredit expansionwith profitable condition. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-282022-06-17T21:32:24Z Achievements, challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in Colombia Logros, retos y oportunidades para el mercado del microfinanciamiento en colombia Escolar, Hugo Alfonso Hernández Sayago, Jhon Alexander Méndez Amaya, Nubia Stella Carreño Microcredit microfinance poor’s bank microfinance institutions Microcrédito microfinanzas banco de los pobres instituciones microfinancieras This article exposes economic benefits from funding space available for low income population in the country, by a comparison of characteristic elements fromGrameen Bank experience in relation to microcredit institutionalization in Colombia. The problem of microfinance is examined in the light of conventional economic analysis. Institutional environment elements are treated in various countries, and then a Colombian reviewis presented. Finally, a series of representative indicators of microcredit are explored. The assessed indicators suggest that there is space formicrocredit expansionwith profitable condition. El artículo expone los beneficios económicos derivados del espacio de financiamiento disponible para la población de menores ingresos en el país, comparando los elementos característicos de la experiencia del Grameen Bank frente a la institucionalización del microcrédito en Colombia. El problema del microfinanciamiento es examinado a la luz del análisis económico convencional. Se abordan elementos del entorno institucional en distintos países, seguidos por una reseña de la experiencia colombiana. Finalmente se explora una serie de indicadores representativos del microcrédito en nuestro medio. Los indicadores evaluados sugieren que existe espacio para la expansión del microcrédito en condiciones rentables. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2011-12-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed Article application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/28 Apuntes del Cenes; Volumen 30 N° 52: julio - diciembre de 2011; 117-143 Apuntes del Cenes; Volumen 30 N° 52: julio - diciembre de 2011; 117-143 2256-5779 0120-3053 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/28/29 Copyright (c) 2011 Hugo Alfonso Hernández Escolar, Jhon Alexander Méndez Sayago, Nubia Stella Carreño Amaya http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Microcredit microfinance poor’s bank microfinance institutions Microcrédito microfinanzas banco de los pobres instituciones microfinancieras Escolar, Hugo Alfonso Hernández Sayago, Jhon Alexander Méndez Amaya, Nubia Stella Carreño Achievements, challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in Colombia |
| title | Achievements, challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in Colombia |
| title_alt | Logros, retos y oportunidades para el mercado del microfinanciamiento en colombia |
| title_full | Achievements, challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Achievements, challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Achievements, challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in Colombia |
| title_short | Achievements, challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in Colombia |
| title_sort | achievements challenges and opportunities for the microfinance market in colombia |
| topic | Microcredit microfinance poor’s bank microfinance institutions Microcrédito microfinanzas banco de los pobres instituciones microfinancieras |
| topic_facet | Microcredit microfinance poor’s bank microfinance institutions Microcrédito microfinanzas banco de los pobres instituciones microfinancieras |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/28 |
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