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The Development of the Financial Sector in Southeast Europe

Innovative Approaches in Volatile Environments

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Editors:
  1. Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

    1. KfW, Frankfurt, Germany

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  2. J. D. Pischke

    1. Reston, USA

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  • Comprehensive report on the experiences of reconstructing the financial sector in Southeast Europe, especially for small enterprises

  • Thorough account of public donors' work

  • First publication of this kind dealing with Southeast Europe

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Ingrid Matthäus-Maier, J. D. von Pischke
      Pages 1-6

  3. The Evolution of Financial Sector and Economic Development in Southeast Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-9
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    2. The Financial Sector and Economic Development: Evidence from Southeast Europe

      • Arnaud Mehl, Adalbert Winkler
      Pages 11-41

  4. Innovative Approaches to Building Financial Sectors in Southeast Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-49
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    2. Competition and Complementarity: KfW’s Approach to Financial Sector Development in Southeast Europe

      • Doris Köhn, Wolfram Erhardt
      Pages 51-59

    3. Providing Long-Term Funds to Local Financial Institutions — The European Refinancing Funds in Southeast Europe

      • Klaus Glaubitt, Haje Schütte
      Pages 61-69

    4. Strengthening Financial Sectors in Transition Countries: IFC’s Contribution

      • Syed Aftab Ahmed
      Pages 71-77

    5. EBRD’s Micro and Small Enterprise Lending Programmes: Downscaling Commercial Banks and Starting Greenfield Banks

      • Elizabeth Wallace
      Pages 79-87

    6. Surviving the Crisis: Microfinance in Bolivia, 1999–2002

      • Elisabeth Rhyne
      Pages 89-100

    7. Institutional Development and Commercialisation — Optimal Exit for Equity Financiers

      • Volker Neuschütz
      Pages 101-111

  6. Research and Impact Analysis for Accountability and Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-146
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    2. The Contribution of Science and Research to the Development of Microfinance

      • Franz Heidhues
      Pages 147-157

    3. Best Practice Principles for Microfinance Impact Analysis

      • Elizabeth Dunn
      Pages 159-177

    4. Enterprise Level Impacts of Financial Sector Projects in Southeast Europe

      • Abenaa Addai, Kristine Nienborg
      Pages 179-194

    5. Impact of Financial Sector Projects in Southeast Europe — Effects on Financial Institutions and the Financial Sector

      • Sylvia Wisniwski, Klaus Maurer
      Pages 195-221
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About this book

KfW has been assigned responsibility by the German government and several other donors for projects designed to reconstruct the financial landscapes of Southeast Europe. These activities are recognized as quite successful in building sustainable financial institutions that serve the small end of the market, with special emphasis on microenterprise and small business. The KfW-managed projects have contributed to the overall stability of financial sectors and to economic recovery and growth through employment creation and investment. This book reviews experience gained and analyses the reasons for the successes achieved, options for further improvement, and scope for replicability in other transition and developing economies. A particularly interesting feature is that relatively small amounts of public funds can catalyse financial markets in volatile environments.

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"This book focuses on the development of the financial sector in Southeast Europe in order to foster growth with equity and highlights a number of institutional and other innovations and related challenges in the creation and promotion of sustainable micro-finance institutions … . makes a very valuable contribution to sharing important experiences of how to foster financial sector development in transitioning countries. It is a must-read, or … a want-to-read book for the staff of government and donor organizations, commercial banks, micro-finance practitioners … ." (Manfred Zeller, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Vol. 44 (2), 2005)

Editors and Affiliations

  • KfW, Frankfurt, Germany

    Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

  • Reston, USA

    J. D. Pischke

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Development of the Financial Sector in Southeast Europe

  • Book Subtitle: Innovative Approaches in Volatile Environments

  • Editors: Ingrid Matthäus-Maier, J. D. Pischke

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24820-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-20327-8Published: 07 November 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05792-2Published: 30 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-24820-0Published: 19 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 246

  • Topics: Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Development Economics, Finance, general

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