Table Of ContentThe ACCION
CAMEL
Technical Note
ATChCCeIA OMNE L
TechnicaNlo te
by
Sonia B. Saltzman
Darcy Salinger
ACCION International
September 1998
This work was supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Global Bureau,
Economic Growth Section, Microenterprise Development Office, through funding to the
Microenterprise Best Practices (MBP) Project, contract number: PCE-C-00-96-90004-00.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ERNEOTPAHC
NOITCUDORTNI 1
L ENM OAICCCEA FTH OYROTSHI ................................................................................ 1
ECAMELH TGNITANIMES SG, ANNDDIG, INYLIPPAPOLE VSTODE EGNELLACH ................ 2
SDRADN AG ESTCNANNIFORCIMIHSILB A’S NLOETIMACANCDESC A ............................. 3
ORWETTPAHC
, E,S WOD EPN:EIRALPVUEORPMCEASVCO 5
ERUS A TME SNOLEEDO MATCAWH .............................................................................. 5
ERU S ASMELEEDO MATCAWH ...................................................................................... 7
TNEMURT LES MAINECH TF OSTNENOPMCO .................................................................... 8
GNI TLERAMAC ........................................................................................................... 12
LEM ALCANIG IEORH TMO SFRRE F L EFNMDIOAEICCC HAWTHO ............................. 13
EREERTHPTAHC
NO ILFNT EOOAEMICHACITCCLAPPA 17
LEM AECVITCEFEF NA ROF SNOITID NYCORASSECNE .................................................... 17
no iyttai ml friyoobc fandnlenIiraaavpAsnarT .................................................... 17
Trust .................................................................................................................. 18
yti ls fiwfobefai alvrtiroSaefvtAnI .................................................................... 18
es tlxrali eiiMfmbrkoampSeeoTMrppA .......................................................... 18
TROF FEF OLEVLE .......................................................................................................... 18
NOITISOP MMCOATE ...................................................................................................... 19
SSEC ODPRN AROB FLA ONOISIVDI ................................................................................. 20
TRO PERETH .................................................................................................................. 21
NSOOITEATCILGPAPNELLACH ....................................................................................... 22
RERTUPOAFHC
NO ISLTTEA NMMDEARNMCOATFSNUIJDA 25
NOITUTITS MINODFRERIU QNREOITAMROFIN ................................................................. 25
st nlea midecntnaaat n SdieeFh ttLsEutMjaAdmCAroF .................................... 26
noita mcriotfanmImargorP ................................................................................. 27
STNE MLTESUMJAADC ................................................................................................. 28
yti veict ncga Ann r iieoetfpf hsoofturcojcSdiAM .............................................. 29
no ig s n einishvatstoosorLuLPjdA .................................................................... 29
gns finftaOso-ueLjtdiArW ................................................................................ 31
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sei dttgiiins ccibdriitunollsSafppumxjIEdA ..................................................... 32
n.o i stg t a.nr cflioeeoftfhfnstfI.uEjdA............................................................... 33
etgms noed icrertneuosItrfuncjIcdAA .............................................................. 33
E VRIEFTPAHC
LEMACGNIROCS 35
LATADEIQUACY.PCA..................................................................................................... 35
)evita teigtanraeuvQe(L ..................................................................................... 36
)yetviil tioa b tteAyistliiaauuRqQE( .................................................................. 37
)ev iytcaat uis qtefenvodarAueQs(eR ................................................................. 38
YTI LATQUESAS ............................................................................................................. 39
o)ielvoi ftttaart oikPtsniaRuQ( .......................................................................... 40
)evitat istfnfaou-Qe(tirW ................................................................................... 41
)e vnio timatetati csloiyaifSuliQos(fstarloCP ..................................................... 42
y)teivv iimt trafscetotutied-lsogasrnuAPoQL( .................................................. 43
)evitatilauQ( erutcurtsarfnI ................................................................................ 44
TNEMEGANMA ............................................................................................................... 44
tnem)eegvaintaaMt/ielcanuaQn(revoG .............................................................. 45
)evita tsiel canruauQmo(usHeR ......................................................................... 47
)e v,ist l a,od tsrntietailsndasouueCAQc(orP ...................................................... 48
)e vyi g tnomaoletiotitnslahyamcSureQoT(fnI ................................................... 51
).cgeinvgiien ttn gaaadntrlniitPatl.SeagudQu(B................................................ 54
S.G.NI.NR.EA.................................................................................................................. 56
d )enetrvsuiuttje adRn tAoyittinuaquEQ( .......................................................... 57
)evi tylacatnnieotiinctaiaufrQfe(EpO ................................................................ 57
) ednveritutstau etj nRidsotAtneasusQA( .......................................................... 58
)evit att siyeelctraiaeulRtQon(PI ....................................................................... 59
TNEMEGAN YMATIDIUQLI .............................................................................................. 59
)evit ae tryiutltiacluuiQrb(taSiL ......................................................................... 60
yti) le fivsobidatnla uito F aitdttvlnieAaadeumeMQer(DC ............................... 62
).evita ts .inhlosai autwCQco(eljF.orP................................................................ 63
) eyvtiitva it f titosrctnteuneehdarstoursOrQuAP(C ........................................... 64
XENNA :EAC NTAELEAH, BSTD NNEEAMMOECTNAITS
SEL PM A X TE A M R O DF N SA N O I T I N I F ED A-1
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SNOI T C U R T S N I B-1
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SSRG ONRT IOAGXNFCNERIINADT NENR:AIODPPUS D-1
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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
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Description:ACCION'S CAMEL AND ESTABLISHING MICROFINANCE STANDARDS.. 3 Transparency and Availability of Information. The CAMEL performs six adjustments, for the scope of Annex B of the Technical Note comprises examples of CAMEL adjustment worksheets and step-by-step.