El Salvador - Investment Support & Financial Services

Research Questions. Through an analysis of business plans, borrower files, repayment data, applicant questionnaires, as well as information from interviews with applicants and MCC, BMI, and FOMILENIO personnel, Mathematica will answer the following eight primary research questions:

  1. What were FIDENORTE’s levels of demand, investment and costs?
  2. What were the average characteristics of FIDENORTE loans?
  3. What were the characteristics of FIDENORTE applicants and borrowers?
  4. What administrative activities and services did BMI and FOMILENIO perform (or finance) related to developing, approving, disbursing, and monitoring credits?
  5. What were facilitators and barriers to efficient and effective implementation of FIDENORTE lending?
  6. How did borrowers use FIDENORTE credit and technical assistance?
  7. What were borrowers’ levels of investment, employment, and income following receipt of FIDENORTE credit?
  8. Were there possible effects of FIDENORTE at the organizational or systemic level?
  9. Are the Financial Services Activity's guarantee funds financially sustainable?

The exposure period was 24 to 36 months.

Data and Resources

Field Value
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
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  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • united-states
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notes Research Questions. Through an analysis of business plans, borrower files, repayment data, applicant questionnaires, as well as information from interviews with applicants and MCC, BMI, and FOMILENIO personnel, Mathematica will answer the following eight primary research questions: 1. What were FIDENORTE’s levels of demand, investment and costs? 2. What were the average characteristics of FIDENORTE loans? 3. What were the characteristics of FIDENORTE applicants and borrowers? 4. What administrative activities and services did BMI and FOMILENIO perform (or finance) related to developing, approving, disbursing, and monitoring credits? 5. What were facilitators and barriers to efficient and effective implementation of FIDENORTE lending? 6. How did borrowers use FIDENORTE credit and technical assistance? 7. What were borrowers’ levels of investment, employment, and income following receipt of FIDENORTE credit? 8. Were there possible effects of FIDENORTE at the organizational or systemic level? 9. Are the Financial Services Activity's guarantee funds financially sustainable? The exposure period was 24 to 36 months.
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title El Salvador - Investment Support & Financial Services