02795nam 2200625Ia 450 991081158690332120200520144314.01-280-23826-797866102382620-8213-6387-510.1596/978-0-8213-6386-7(CKB)1000000000225120(EBL)459347(OCoLC)62162772(SSID)ssj0000088285(PQKBManifestationID)11111073(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088285(PQKBWorkID)10071580(PQKB)10515336(MiAaPQ)EBC459347(Au-PeEL)EBL459347(CaPaEBR)ebr10091282(CaONFJC)MIL23826(The World Bank)ocm61228787(US-djbf)14057818(EXLCZ)99100000000022512020040723d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMicrofinance in Russia broadening access to finance for micro and small entrepreneurs /Sylvie K. Bossoutrot1st ed.Washington, D.C. World Bankc2005xiv, 95 pages ;26 cmWorld Bank working paper ;no. 67Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-6386-7 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Background; 2. State of the Industry; List of Boxes; 3. Banks and Microfinance; List of Tables; 4. Credit Cooperatives; 5. Nongovernmental Organizations; 6. Public Funds; 7. Overall Trends in Russian Microfinance; 8. Key Challenges Going Forward and Recommendations; Appendixes; ReferencesIn Russia, small-scale entrepreneurship has emerged in response to the collapse of state-ownership and unemployment in the early 1990's. Small businesses typically lack adequate collateral and credit history, making them "unbankable" by the mainstream financial sector. To fund their businesses, micro-entrepreneurs are forced to rely on funds from family and friends, or money lenders. Microfinance institutions of four types have emerged to meet the unfulfilled financing needs of micro-entrepreneurs: commercial banks, specialized NGO-type microfinance institutions, membership-based institutionsWorld Bank e-Library.MicrofinanceRussiaRussiaEconomic policyMicrofinance332Bossoutrot Sylvie K1756316MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811586903321Microfinance in Russia4193535UNINA