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The Market for Microfinance Foreign Investment: Opportunities and Challenges

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Ivatury, G., Abrams, J. (2006). The Market for Microfinance Foreign Investment: Opportunities and Challenges. In: Matthäus-Maier, I., von Pischke, J.D. (eds) Microfinance Investment Funds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28071-5_3

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