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PoP Briefing Note 9 - Three Country Analysis

Auteur: 
MicroSave and Financial Access Initiative

In order to find an answer to a very simple question which has never been satisfactorily answered "Do poor people have financial lives?, the authors of the  "Portfolios of the Poor" tracked the earning, borrowing, spending, and saving practices of 250 households in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa.

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PoP Briefing Note 8 - Understanding Price

Auteur: 
MicroSave and Financial Access Initiative

This Briefing Note offers insight into the prices paid by the poor households in order to avail the financial intermediations, and the reason behind their financial decisions. The findings in this Brief Note are based on the set of financial diaries developed in India, Bangladesh and South Africa from 1999-2005.

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PoP Briefing Note 7 - Grameen II and Portfolios of the Poor

Auteur: 
MicroSave and Financial Access Initiative

The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh struggled during late 1990s due to the deterioration of its loan portfolio which got worsened by the devastating flood leading to loan repayments erosion. This Briefing Note explains how the bank responded to the adverse scenario by adopting a new model "Grameen II" in 2001.

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PoP Briefing Note 1 - The “Triple-Whammy” of Poverty – Lessons from Portfolio of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day

Auteur: 
MicroSave and Financial Access Initiative

This Briefing Note explores the pattern of “triple-whammy” poverty trap and examines how households manage and what can be done to help households cope with their most basic, daily challenges. It further explores this phenomenon through the experiences of three dairy households.

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