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mbertotti at hotmail.com
04-23-2001, 10:56 AM
Dear colleagues,
I am looking for a very practical book about microfinance. any suggestion?
I would like to read about the way that peer group are established and practical way to* develop a microcredit initiative.
also Iwould like to know if there is literature on microcredit initiatives in Italy or Europe.
thank you very much for your help
Marcello Bertotti
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bedwards at assoceo.org
04-23-2001, 11:28 AM
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Greetings.* We do not have a book however I can recommend the following:
1.* Visit the website of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) at:
www.microenterpriseworks.org
and go to the right hand side of the home page and click on "New Microenterprise Fact Sheets" and you will find a series of 6 very practical fact sheets on various aspects of microenterprise development.
2.* At the same website, click on "Links" on the left side of the home page and go to the reference for the "International Labour Organization (ILO) " and follow the hot link to the ILO website and you will find references to the series of microenterprise studies that the ILO has been developing for many European countries.
I hope this is helpful.
Bill Edwards, AEO
marcello bertotti wrote: Dear colleagues,I am looking for a very practical book about microfinance. any suggestion?I would like to read about the way that peer group are established and practical way to* develop a microcredit initiative.also Iwould like to know if there is literature on microcredit initiatives in Italy or Europe.thank you very much for your helpMarcello Bertotti*

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zgast at assoceo.org
04-23-2001, 11:37 AM
Marcello:
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A good place to start for microenterprise in Western countries (US and Europe mainly) would be AEO's website: www.microenterpriseworks.org (http://www.microenterpriseworks.orgwould)
For microenterprise in developing countries I would recommend the Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest Website: www.cgap.org (http://www.cgap.org)
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I would recommend one of two books:
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1.* The New World of Microenterprise Finance by Maria Otero and Beth Rhyne
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This book is a bit older, but is a wonderful introduction to many important issues in microfinance and the financial systems approach.
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2.* The Microfinance Handbook by Joanna Ledgerwood
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This book is a bit more dense - probably not the ideal choice if you are just starting to learn about microfinance, but an excellent reference if you already know a bit about microfinance.
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For references on peer group formation, you might want to check out the Women's Opportunity Fund's Trust Bank Manual, available for purchase at: http://www.womensopportunityfund.org/
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Another good resource is the MicroStart Guide, available online at: http://www.uncdf.org/sum/mcst/contents.html
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Finally, the ILO has just published a number of publications on microfinance in developing countries.* For more information, see their website at: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/finance/ap_papers.htm
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Best of luck!
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Zach Gast
Program Manager for Applied Research
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
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Dear colleagues,
I am looking for a very practical book about microfinance. any suggestion?
I would like to read about the way that peer group are established and practical way to* develop a microcredit initiative.
also Iwould like to know if there is literature on microcredit initiatives in Italy or Europe.
thank you very much for your help
Marcello Bertotti
*
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marie.friederichs at ots.
04-23-2001, 12:11 PM
Marcello,
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The following web sites have a wealth of information on microfinance or links to it.* Both have an international focus.
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Virtual Library on Microcredit* http://www.gdrc.org/icm/*which is available in several languages.
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ENTERWweb* http://www.enterweb.org/* which is also available in French.
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Ciao,

Marie
Marie Friederichs
Community Affairs Specialist
Office of Thrift Supervision
101 Stewart Street, Suite 1210
Seattle, WA* 98101-1048
206.553.5469
fax 553.5475
marie.friederichs@ots.treas.gov
www.ots.treas.gov
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Dear colleagues,
I am looking for a very practical book about microfinance. any suggestion?
I would like to read about the way that peer group are established and practical way to* develop a microcredit initiative.
also Iwould like to know if there is literature on microcredit initiatives in Italy or Europe.
thank you very much for your help
Marcello Bertotti
*
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vgnassou at planetfinance
04-23-2001, 12:24 PM
Dear Marcello,
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You have the UNDP/UNCDF Microstart Handbook on planning, starting and Managing Microfinance programme on the UNCDF's Website at http://www.uncdf.org/sum/mcst/contents.html; You obtain some answers to your question there.
You can complete with PlaNet Finance's free online Course* on how to implement a Micro credit project. Access from http://www.planetfinance.org/en/univ/prog-formation/programmes.htm.
PlaNet Finance has create a keebook (kind of virtual book) on Social banking in France and in europe http://www.planetfinance.org/en/library/ressources/ressource.htm
and gathered some publication related to microfiannce at http://library.planetfinance.org:8000/library/library.page_accueil_us.show
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I hope this will be useful for you
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Best regards
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Viwanou
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Dear colleagues,
I am looking for a very practical book about microfinance. any suggestion?
I would like to read about the way that peer group are established and practical way to* develop a microcredit initiative.
also Iwould like to know if there is literature on microcredit initiatives in Italy or Europe.
thank you very much for your help
Marcello Bertotti
*
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micfin at noos.fr
04-23-2001, 02:49 PM
do you read french ?
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Benoît Granger
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Dear colleagues,
I am looking for a very practical book about microfinance. any suggestion?
I would like to read about the way that peer group are established and practical way to* develop a microcredit initiative.
also Iwould like to know if there is literature on microcredit initiatives in Italy or Europe.
thank you very much for your help
Marcello Bertotti
*
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taruni at eth.net
04-26-2001, 08:01 AM
Hello Friends,
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I would like to* cooperate with micro credit consultants involved in S Asia. As a Chartered Accountant specialising micro finance management working with UN funded projects,Governments and NGO, I wish to make new conatcts with professionalls working in this area. I also prefer to work as advisor to any agencyngo intends to expose their fundings to S Asia.
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Thanks in anticipation
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Sharavan Kumar
Chartered Accountant
India
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