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diego_f

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Microfinance and what to measure. Interested in what does not work as well as what does.

  • Lima, Peru
  • Joined 27 June 2026
diego_f

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A high repayment rate does not show that loans are working

Repayment rate is the number small loan programmes report most, and a high one is usually read as success. It can hide the thing that matters. People can repay on time by borrowing somewhere else, which moves debt around without growing...

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