Institutions and Pro-Poor Growth in Mali: the Case of Microfinance Institutions.

Abstract

This briefing presents an analysis of economic growth in Mali; and outlines: the microfinance situation in Mali; the structure of microfinance institutions; the development of the microfinance sector; the role of microfinance in the development of the informal sectors; problems associated with SFD activity; and microfinance links with the reduction of poverty in Mali.

Citation

Mali Research Brief 4, IPPG Briefing Paper No. Sixteen, DFID, London, UK, 4 pp.

Institutions and Pro-Poor Growth in Mali: the Case of Microfinance Institutions.

Published 1 January 2007