Microleasing in Livelihood Restoration following a Natural Disaster
Jun 20, 2016 | by Banking With The Poor Network
This brief focuses on micro-leasing as a viable option to loans for quickly replacing productive assets lost by the poor in major disasters.The brief explores emerging lessons about how microleasing can provide a win–win proposition to collateral-poor clients and liquidity strapped financial institutions, as well as to donors and policy makers concerned about market distortions and creation of grant mentality. Leasing is also permissible under Sharia Law, which may be practiced in some Islamic countries.
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Economic Strengthening and Recovery Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments Microfinance Livelihoods Resilient Markets Resilient Markets Resource Library English Unpublished Resources Disaster Risk Reduction Resources