MBP Research and Publications Commercialization of Microfinance Rural Finance Management Tools for Microfinance Business Development Services New Products for Microfinance Social Development and Microfinance Managing Risks and Emergencies MBP Grant Facility Publications Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance Concept Papers Commercialization of Microfinance Review Paper 1. Commercial Banks in Microfinance: New Actors in the Microfinance World Review Paper 2. Commercialization of Microfinance: A Conceptual Framework for Latin America Case Study 1. Commercialization of Microfinance: Cases of Banco Economico and FA$$IL, Bolivia Case Study 2. Commercialization of Microfinance: Case of Multicredit Bank, Panama Case Study 3. Microfinance and the Market for Credit Information in El Salvador (Spanish version click here) Management Tools for Microfinance Review Paper 1. Managing Growth: The Organizational Architecture of Microfinance Institutions Review Paper 2. Principles and Practices of Microfinance Governance Review Paper 3. Management Information Systems for Microfinance: An Evaluation Framework Review Paper 4. Marketing in Microfinance Institutions: State of the Practice Case Study 1. Managing Growth: The Rise and Fall of CorpoSol Technical Note 1. The ACCION CAMEL New Products for Microfinance Review Paper 1. Providing Insurance to Low-Income Households— Part I: A Primer on Insurance Principles and Products Review Paper 2. Insurance Provision for Low-Income Communities: Part II—Initial Lessons from Micro-Insurance Experiments for the Poor Review Paper 3. Housing Microfinance Initiatives—Synthesis and Regional Summary: Asia, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa with Selected Case Studies Review Paper 4. Summary of Discussions: USAID MBP Virtual Conference on Microinsurance Review Paper 5. A Cautionary Note for Microfinance Institutions and Donors Considering Developing Microinsurance Products Case Study 1. Commercial Approaches to New Product Development: Banco Solidario de Ecuador & Cajas Municipales de Arequipa, Peru Technical Note 1. New Product Development for Microfinance: Evaluation and Preparation Technical Note 2. Design, Testing and Launch Technical Note 3. Guide to New Product Development for Microfinance   Managing Risks and Emergencies Review Paper 1. Microfinance in the Wake of Natural Disasters: Challenges and Opportunities Review Paper 2. Microfinance in the Wake of Conflict: Challenges and Opportunities Review Paper 3. East and Southern African Microfinance Institutions and the AIDS Epidemic: A Trip Report Review Paper 4. The MBP Reader on Microfinance and HIV/AIDS: First Steps in Speaking Out Discussion Paper 1. Microfinance and HIV/AIDS    En Français Technical Note 1. Rapid-Onset Natural Disasters Technical Briefs (DRAFT) Case Study 1. Bangladeshi Experience in Adapting Financial Services to Cope with Floods: Implications for the Microfinance Industry Case Study 2. Disaster Loan Funds for Microfinance Institutions: A Look at Emerging Experience   Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance Review Paper 1. Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance: A Conceptual Framework Review Paper 2. Consultation on Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance: A Workshop Report Review Paper 3. Performance Monitoring Systems of MFI Affiliate Networks: A Comparitive Analysis Case Study 1. Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance Activities: The Bolivian Case Study Case Study 2. Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance: Philippines Case Study   Rural Finance Case Study 1. Village Banks, Caisses Villageoises, and Credit Unions: Lessons from Client-Owned Microfinance Organizations in West Africa Case Study 2. Using Village Mechanisms to Expand the Frontier of Microfinance: The Caisses Villageoises in Mali Innovations in Microfinance Technical Note 1. New Product Development for Microfinance Innovations in Microfinance Technical Note 2. Marketing in Microfinance Institutions Innovations in Microfinance Technical Note 3. The Microfinance Experience with Savings Mobilization Innovations in Microfinance Technical Note 4. Insurance as a Microfinance Product Innovations in Microfinance Technical Note 5. Warehouse Receipts—Financing Agricultural Producers Innovations in Microfinance Technical Note 6. Leasing—A New Option for Microfinance Institutions Innovations in Microfinance Technical Note 7. Public and Private Investments in Microfinance—A Look at Guarantee Instruments   Business Development Services BDS Performance Framework Field Research Review Paper 1. Microenterprise Business Development Services: Defining Institutional Options and Indicators of Performance Review Paper 2. Performance Measurements for BDS: A Preliminary Framework Review Paper 3. Information and Communications Technologies: Are They the Key to Viable Business Development Services for Micro and Small Enterprises? Review Paper 4. Business Service Centers in Ukraine Review Paper 5. Information and Communications Services for Micro and Small Enterprises in the Philippines: A Synthesis Paper Review Paper 6. Virtual Conference on Performance Measurement of Business Development Services for Micro and Small Enterprises Review Paper 7. Performance Measurement for Business Development Services to Micro and Small Enterprises: A Revised Framework and Guide to the Preparation of Case Studies Review Paper 8. Paraguay Vouchers Revisited: Strategies for the Development of Training Markets Review Paper 9. Designing BDS Interventions as if Markets Matter Review Paper 10. Strategic Linkages and Competitive Advantage: Action Research on Small Enterprise Networks in India Case Study 1. Training Goes to Market: A Comparative Study of Two Kenyan Training Programs Case Study 2. Bayantel Public Calling Offices: A Case Study on the Provision of Communications Services to Micro and Small Enterprises in the Philippines Case Study 3. The Laguna Small and Medium Enterprise Service Center: A Case Study of a Nonprofit Supplier of Information and Communications Services in the Philippines Case Study 4. Potential Business Models for the Delivery of Internet-Based Information Services to Micro and Small Enterprises in the Philippines Case Study 5. Models of Internet-Based Information for Micro and Small Enterprises in the Philippines Case Study 6. The Development and Commericialization of Pashu Poshak: Applying the BDS Performance Measurement Framework to AT India's Livestock Feed Supplement Project Case Study 7. SEWA Banascraft Project: A Case Study in Rural Marketing Case Study 8. SME Marketing Programs: Trends, Lessons Learned, and Challenges Identified from an Analysis Using the BDS Performance Measurement Framework Case Study 9. The Development and Commercialization of the Treadle Pump in Bangladesh Technical Note 1. Applying Market Research Tools to the Design and Improvement of Business Development Services Technical Note 2. A Guide for Agencies on the Emerging Market Development Approach to BDS Social Development and Microfinance Review Paper 1. Poverty Assessment by Microfinance Institutions: A Review of Current Practices Review Paper 2. Social Intermediation and Microfinance Programs: A Literature Review   MBP Grant Facility Publications Technical Note 1: Internal Account Management: A Toolkit for Village Banks Technical Note 2: Community Banking Training Materials Review Paper 1: Building Customer Loyalty: A Practical Guide to Microfinance Institutions Review Paper 2: Analysis y Evaluacion de Riesgo de las ONG's Intermediadoras de Recursos en el sector de la Microempresa Desk Study/Review 1: Managing the Double Bottom Line: A Business Planning Guide for Social Enterprises Desk Study/Review 2: Enterprise Development for Natural Products Manual   Concept Papers Alternative Financing Mechanisms Evolution of Credit Methodologies MBP Village Banking Research Agenda Microenterprise Development and Social Safety Nets