Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
International For-Profit Investiments in Microfinance Institutions Equity
Year:2012

Research Areas
  • Economy,
  • Finance

Information
Abstract
In recent years international investors are increasing the focus on the social consequences of their investments along with its financial returns. The microfinance sector, considered as an asset class is a relatively young concept but the microfinance industry is experiencing a tremendous growth and has a high potential for the future. Today most social responsible investments in microfinance are performed through loans or fixed income structured finance vehicles. The possibilities to invest in the equity tranche of the industry are still scarce since the number of listed microfinance institutions is reduced and the private equity investments are limited and difficult to reach for the majority of investors. In this document we present a study on the characteristics of the MFIs and we try to shed some light on this subsector of the equity assets universe that may become important in the coming future. Keywords: Microfinance institutions, Micro-credits, Financial Institutions, Equity; Stock Exchange
International
Si
Congress
6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management
960
Place
VIGO, Spain
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-84-938642-5-5
Start Date
18/07/2012
End Date
20/07/2012
From page
36
To page
51
Industrial Engineering: Overcoming the Crisis
Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Ingeniería de la Calidad Alimentaria
  • Departamento: Ingeniería de Organización, Administración de Empresas y Estadística