Books: finance

F 

• Financing international projects (ICM 3) - Buy now
  13 January 1995 - Based on practices in the United Kingdom which are used as a frame of reference. Covers principles of project financing, sources of finance, and alternative approaches to financing.

G 

• Guarantee funds for small enterprises. A manual for guarantee fund managers - Buy now
  25 April 2005 - Explains how credit guarantee funds can facilitate access to finance for small enterprises and reviews the advantages and disadvantages of different models of funds. Provides guidance for guarantee fund managers on eligibility and risk sharing, operating procedures, marketing, pricing and accounting.

I 

• Introduction to microfinance in conflict-affected communities. A training manual - Buy now
  03 December 2002 - Intended for staff of NGOs, donors, international organizations, and government programmes, describes how to provide financial services to people with low incomes in countries after violence, war, or refugee influx. Covers the selection of implementing agencies, design of microfinance programmes, their application, monitoring and evaluation, etc. ...

L 

• Leasing for Small and Micro Enterprises. A guide for designing and managing leasing schemes in developing countries. - Buy now
  24 July 2003 - Presents an illustration of the pros and cons of leasing to small and micro enterprises, including an overview of the risks for the financial institution.

M 

• Microfinance and public policy. Outreach, performance and efficiency. - Buy now
  12 November 2007 - This book states to aid agencies and governments to consider efficiency as a robust and reliable criterion to guide their decisions on whether continuing or discounting support from microfinance institutions (MFIS).
• Making insurance work for microfinance institutions: A technical guide to developing and delivering microinsurance - Buy now
  30 April 2003 - Provides a guide for managers of microfinance institutions (MFIs) on the design and operation of basic insurance products. Introduces fundamental insurance concepts, outlines the prerequisites needed for an MFI and describes the key features of five types of microinsurance products covering life and disability insurance. ...

P 

• Protecting the poor: A microinsurance compendium - Buy now
  06 December 2006 - Essential reading for insurance professionals, practitioners and anyone involved with offering insurance to low-income persons, this volume covers the many aspects of microinsurance in detail including product design, marketing, premium collection and governance

T 

• Trade union responses to globalization. A review by the Global Union Research Network - Buy now
  12 November 2007 - Bringing together papers from some of the leading national and international experts from the Global Union Research Network (GURN), this book provides a valuable overview of how trade unions around the world are responding to globalization.