Microfin

The case provides administrative dilemmas of a new microfinance institution in an undeveloped market in Latin America. Supported by a world-renowned player in the industry, it is the result of the efforts of two young local entrepreneurs with a business model that they can believe, to achieve a significant and profitable part of a potential $ 150 million market. With the background of the banking crisis in 2002, the ruling leftist coalition promoting microfinance as a means to reduce poverty, but bank … Read more »

The case provides administrative dilemmas of a new microfinance institution in an undeveloped market in Latin America. Supported by a world-renowned player in the industry, it is the result of the efforts of two young local entrepreneurs with a business model that they can believe, to achieve a significant and profitable part of a potential $ 150 million market. With the background of the banking crisis in 2002, the ruling leftist coalition is promoting microfinance as a means to reduce poverty, but banking authorities have so far not regulated to promote it issued. Started another competitor with similar characteristics to the business Microfin has a few months earlier and there are rumors that the country’s largest bank is studying the possibility of a wholly-owned subsidiary specializing exclusively in microfinance.
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Michael Chu,
Enrique Kramer
Source: Harvard Business School
30 pages.
Release Date: 4 June 2009. Prod #: 309126-PDF-ENG
Microfin HBR case solution