How will coronavirus change the global microfinance industry?

Muhammad Meki, Jonathan Morduch, Timothy Ogden, Simon Quinn, and Farah Said
Economics Observatory , Economics Observatory, September 7, 2020.

Unlike previous crises that the microfinance industry weathered successfully, Covid-19 has created significant challenges for both the demand side – low-income borrowers struggling to repay their microloans – and the supply side – providers facing their own funding pressures.

Wagner Faculty