print email comment close The Microfinance Gateway: Frequently Asked Questions URL: http://www.microfinancegateway.org/section/faq?PHPSESSID=5566d537ae41e5d4b75696daf140e176 Description: A FAQ on microfinance, the concept of "providing very poor families with very small loans (microcredit) to help them engage in productive activities or grow their tiny businesses." Discusses clients, profitability, interest rates, and related concepts. Includes links to other FAQs. From the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a consortium of public and private development agencies that support microfinance. Publisher: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Extra Keywords microloans, microcredit Library of Congress Subject Headings: Economic development Microfinance LII Database Information: Record 10219 created by Jennifer English on 05/03/2004 Last modification on 05/05/2004 Published: 05/03/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10219