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Microfinance Pasifika Publications - Books
Chapter Eight: Papua New Guinea, The Role of Central Banks in Microfinance in Asia and the Pacific: Vol. 2, Country Studies, by J D Conroy, 2000.
This chapter examines the financial environment of Papua New Guinea and the problems involved in developing a sustainable microfinance industry which is able to reach people in regional and rural areas. While there is a demand for microfinance, and especially for savings facilities in Papua New Guinea, low population densities and high cost structures make it very difficult for institutions to achieve the goal of sustainability.
Chapter 11: Vanuatu, The Role of Central Banks in Microfinance in Asia and the Pacific: Vol. 2, Country Studies, by Paul B. McGuire, 2000.
This chapter examines the financial environment of Vantuatu in relation to microfinance and the role the central bank plays in this. The financial system is relatively simple in Vantuatu, consisting of only one microfinance program of any significance. The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu is likewise a small institution with limited resources. It does not see its functions as extending to microfinance, and has appropriately avoided 'developmental' activities. This chapter concludes by recommending that the reserve bank provides leadership and technical support to microfinance in Vanuatu.
The Role of Commercial Banks in Microfinance: Asia Pacific Region, by Ruth Goodwin-Groen, 1998
This article looks at the barriers involved in getting commercial banks to view microfinance as profitable business. The majority of commercial bankers perceive microfinance as risky, unprofitable and not fitting with their core business. This article looks at ways microfinance can be encouragfed to become a profitable part of commercial banks business.
Best Practice of Banking with the Poor, by J D Conroy, K W Taylor and G B Thapa, 1995.
This article sets out recommendations of what different banking organisations and institutions should do in order to get the poor to effectively engage in the banking industry.
Banking with the Poor, by G B Thapa, Jennifer Chalmers, K W Taylor and John D Conroy, 1992.
This paper looks at the development of the Banking with the Poor program. Banking with the Poor is an attempt to explore, demonstrate and publicise the scope for increased access to credit for the poor on a sound commercial basis.