Emerging technologies for emerging markets. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Topics in Intelligent Engineering and Informatics
• Further Information: Note: John Vong, Insu Song.
• Authors: Vong, John; Song, Insu
• Contents: ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Abstract""; ""1.1 Technologies that will Reshape Our Future""; ""1.2 The Emerging Markets that will Define the World""; ""1.3 R & D, Innovation and Technologies in Emerging Markets""; ""1.4 Health Technologies for All""; ""1.5 Financial Services Technologies for the Under-Banked""; ""1.6 Education Technologies for the Masses""; ""References""; ""Part IFinancial Service""; ""2 Mobility Technology Solutions Can Reduce Interest Rates of Microfinance Loans""; ""Abstract""; ""2.1 Introduction"" ""2.2 Why Is MFI Interest Rates So High?""""2.3 Reducing Operational Cost""; ""2.4 Monitoring Transaction Cost and Administrative Expenses Using Activity Based Costing (ABC)""; ""2.5 Pilot Project in Indonesia""; ""2.5.1 Borrower/s Acquisition Process""; ""2.5.2 Training of Borrower/s""; ""2.5.3 Cash Transfer to Borrower""; ""2.5.4 Weekly Visits to Borrower/s""; ""2.6 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""3 Bank Ratings in Emerging Asia -- Methodology, Information and Technology""; ""Abstract""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 CAMEL -- The Vintage Model""; ""3.2.1 Capital""; ""3.2.2 Asset Quality"" ""3.2.3 Management""""3.2.4 Earning""; ""3.2.5 Liquidity""; ""3.2.6 CAMEL Scoring""; ""3.3 EAGLES -- The Emerging Model""; ""3.4 Lessons -- Two Crises, Three Continents (1997 -- 2007)""; ""3.4.1 Lesson 1: Strong Macroeconomic Fundamentals Are Critical to Maintain the Confidence of the Investors""; ""3.4.2 Lesson 2: There Must Be Strong Domestic Safeguards to Help Neighboring Countries to Prevent the Contagion Effect""; ""3.4.3 Lessons 3: Governments, Financial Institutions, and Corporations Must Communicate Well with Investors, Creditors, and to the Market"" ""3.5 Technology to Provide Pertinent Information""""References""; ""4 Microfinance and Gender Equality in Indonesia""; ""Abstract""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Microcredit and Micro-entrepreneurs in Indonesia""; ""4.3 Women Micro-entrepreneurs""; ""4.4 Constraints Suffered by Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs""; ""4.5 The Result of Financial Exclusion of Women Entrepreneurs in Indonesia""; ""4.5.1 Research Conducted in Indonesia""; ""4.5.1.1 Indonesian Culture""; ""4.5.1.2 Education Status of Women Entrepreneurs""; ""4.5.1.3 Financial Education Among Females"" ""4.5.1.4 Cost of Bank Transactions""""4.6 Recommendations""; ""4.6.1 Micro Financial Products Design""; ""4.6.1.1 Reduce Informal Finance Dependency""; ""4.6.1.2 Create Awareness of Financial Services""; ""4.6.1.3 Use of Technology to Lower Bank Transaction Cost""; ""4.6.1.4 Value Added Services""; ""4.6.1.5 Use of Mobile Banking""; ""4.6.2 Micro-insurance""; ""4.7 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""5 Lowering the Interest Burden for Microfinance""; ""Abstract""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Impact of Costs on Interest Burden""; ""5.3 Mobile Technologies Innovations""
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Subjects: 338.064091724; Technological innovations -- Developing countries; Engineering; Management; Industrial management; Medical informatics; Computers; Economics, Mathematical; Electrical engineering; Computers; Economics, Mathematical; Electrical engineering; Engineering; Industrial management; Management; Medical informatics; Technological innovations; Developing countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9812873473; 9789812873477
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Print version record.
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