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| Type | Working Paper |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Lack of access or crowded markets? Towards a better understanding of microfinance market penetration |
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| Series Name | Center for Microfinance |
| Number | - |
| Date | 2012 |
| Abstract Text | "Market penetration" is often used as a criterion for microfinance funders, particularly investors, in microfinance asset allocation and portfolio construction. For years, low global market penetration has served as an argument of why investing in microfinance was advisable, often without sufficient differentiation between countries. Precise measures are, however, needed in order to better differentiate between those markets that are deeply penetrated and those with significant potential for expansion. This paper proposes a new set of indicators to measure market penetration in microfinance markets. It presents a unique dataset of microfinance market penetration rates for loans and deposits for a large set of countries, and implements refined measurements for a smaller selection of countries. |
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| Official URL | http://www.cmf.uzh.ch/publications/CMF_Penetration.pdf |
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