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Piloting Macroinsurance for Microenterprises in Post-Revolution Egypt

This note discusses the results of a pilot of an innovative insurance product, which aims to protect small firms from macroeconomic and political risk that might inhibit them from investing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Groh, Matthew, McKenzie, David
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	BANK POLICY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CORRUPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FIRM GROWTH FIXED CAPITAL INCOMES INFLATION INSURANCE INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS INSURANCE PENETRATION INSURANCE PRODUCT INSURANCE PRODUCTS INVESTING INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR INVESTMENT CLIMATE LOAN LOAN PERIOD LOAN SIZE MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE CLIENTS MICROFINANCE ORGANIZATION NEW PRODUCTS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL RISK SMALL FIRMS STOCK EXCHANGE VOLATILITY WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20272970/piloting-macroinsurance-microenterprises-post-revolution-egypt http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20431