B. Leleux – From Microfinance to Small Business Finance

Based on the proceedings of one of the most talked about events of the Year of Microfinance, this book makes a compelling business case for private capital investments in microfinance in developing countries. Using a lifecycle perspective, it highlights the needs for capital in microfinance, the emerging successful models for microfinance institutions, and investigates the issues that need to be addressed from the investor s perspective to obtain a larger mobilization of private capital.