MFP 072. Marguerite Robinson: Savings - the Core of Microfinance
Interview with Marguerite Robinson on the role of savings in microfinance.
Dr. Robinson has worked extensively in Asia, in rural and tribal areas\nand among the urban poor. She served for many years as adviser to the\nIndonesian Ministry of Finance and to Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) on\nthe development of BRI's microbanking system-now the largest\nfinancially self-sufficient microfinance system in the world. She also\nworks in other countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, advising\ngovernments, banks, donors, and others, and is the author of many\npapers and books on development and microfinance. Her most recent books\nare the first two volumes of a multi-volume book, The Microfinance Revolution,\npublished by the World Bank and Open Society Institute; two additional\nvolumes are in progress. These volumes explore and analyze the demand\nfor microfinance and the history, theories, controversies, practices,\nand future of the emerging commercial microfinance industry in\ncountries and institutions around the world.