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Case | HBS Case Collection | April 2011 (Revised March 2013)

BANEX and the No Pago Movement (A)

by Shawn Cole and Baily Blair Kempner

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This case examines Grassroots Capital's decision of whether or not to continue investing in a Bolivian microfinance bank that is suffering financial distress.

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Government and Politics; Microfinance; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Investment; Safety; Financial Services Industry; Bolivia;

Language: English Format: Print 21 pages EducatorsPurchase

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Cole, Shawn, and Baily Blair Kempner. "BANEX and the No Pago Movement (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-092, April 2011. (Revised March 2013.)

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  1. Case | HBS Case Collection | April 2011 (Revised March 2013)

    BANEX and the No Pago Movement (A)

    Shawn Cole and Baily Blair Kempner

    This case examines Grassroots Capital's decision of whether or not to continue investing in a Bolivian microfinance bank that is suffering financial distress.

    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Government and Politics; Microfinance; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Investment; Safety; Financial Services Industry; Bolivia;

    Citation:

    Cole, Shawn, and Baily Blair Kempner. "BANEX and the No Pago Movement (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-092, April 2011. (Revised March 2013.)  View Details
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    BANEX and the No Pago Movement (B)

    Shawn Cole and Baily Blair Kempner

    This case examines Grassroots Capital's decision of whether or not to continue investing in a Bolivian microfinance bank that is suffering financial distress.

    Keywords: Decisions; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Microfinance; Investment; Government and Politics; Crisis Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry; Bolivia;

    Citation:

    Cole, Shawn, and Baily Blair Kempner. "BANEX and the No Pago Movement (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-102, April 2011. (Revised March 2013.)  View Details
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