Do foreign banks ignore small businesses?

How has microfinance performed in Brazil and Chile?

What is the appropriate support level, form, and regulation options for microfinance institutions?

What are the advantages of client-focused microfinance?

Do lease finance options for small and medium enterprises work?

How is leasing beneficial to micro-entrepreneurs in Chile?

Is housing microfinance set to be the next big thing?

Does monitored finance necessarily serve to benefit the poorest?

Who are the new entrants in the microfinance market and how will they effect the incumbents?

This study hopes to contribute to designing better responses to women microentrepreneurs' demand by helping to create more efficient and viable institutions providing them with useful financial services into the twenty-first century and beyond.