TY - BOOK ID - 84542650 TI - Microfinance Institutions and Public Policy. AU - International Monetary Fund. AU - International Monetary Fund PY - 2002 SN - 1462387209 1452772401 1282045954 1451902808 9786613797735 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Banks and Banking KW - Financial Risk Management KW - Industries: Financial Services KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation KW - Economic Development: Financial Markets KW - Saving and Capital Investment KW - Corporate Finance and Governance KW - Finance KW - Banking KW - Economic & financial crises & disasters KW - Loans KW - Financial services KW - Commercial banks KW - Microfinance KW - Deposit insurance KW - Financial institutions KW - Financial crises KW - Financial services industry KW - Banks and banking KW - Crisis management KW - Indonesia UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84542650 AB - Many governments and nongovernmental organizations have adopted policies to promote the growth of microfinance institutions (MFIs). The appropriate level and form of support for MFIs are discussed in this paper on the basis of a review of key MFI characteristics. Governments are also responsible for the regulation of MFIs; here, some principles concerning the extent and coverage of MFI regulation and supervision are developed. ER -