List and describe in a short paragraph each, at least four (4) factors that contribute to a country’s economic growth and development.

Assignment For this assignment, you will create a presentation.
You can use any presentation software you like e.g. PowerPoint, Google Slides etc.

Assignment Steps
You will be creating a slide presentation with 9+ slides. Follow the steps below, which outline what information to put on each slide.

Slides 1-3(maybe 4):
List and describe in a short paragraph each, at least four (4) factors that contribute to a country’s economic growth and development.

Slide 4:
Watch the video “How Microfinance Works”

After watching, answer the following questions on slide 6:
What is microfinance?
How are these loans different from traditional bank loans?

Slides 5+
A) Visit the kiva.org web site, at www.kiva.org.
Click on Lend or Start Lending, and a menu will drop down. You can filter by region of the world or by topic for the type of entrepreneur you are interested in.
Browse the profiles of some entrepreneurs on the site.

B) Select ONE loan applicant who is particularly interesting to you and prepare a presentation on him or her, making a case for why he or she should be selected to receive a microloan.

Include the information below and any other relevant details in order to persuade your audience that your selected loan applicant should receive a microloan.

Slide 5:
Name of entrepreneur:
Country of Residence:
Type of business:

Slide 6:
Amount of loan requested:
What will they do with the loan?

Slide 7:
Why was this applicant particularly interesting to you?

Slide 8:
Do you think he/she will pay back the loan (is creditworthy)?
What are the criteria you are using to assess his or her creditworthiness?

Slide 9:
Conclusion
How will the loan benefit the individual, the family, and the community?

(Rubric is attached to the pictures, for viewing and comparison)

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