Microfinance Best Practices - Tips for Lenders (English version)

This document presents effective tips that lead to successful strategies to avoid commonly-made lending mistakes.

Many different approaches to microfinance have been applied in developing economies throughout the world. Experienced microfinance practitioners agree that the successful delivery of financial services to the working poor requires the systematic application of best practices. A policy of rigorous adherence to best practices makes it easy for lenders to incorporate the successful strategies of other institutions and to avoid commonly made mistakes.

[Taken from Author's introduction]