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Introduction and executive summary. Microfinance and its "dimensions"  Part I. Description of Microfinance: a creature of chameleonic nature  1. New frontiers and objectives of financial regulation  2. Microcredit and Microfinance: general characteristics  Part II. Analysis of Microfinance "Dimensions" from a regulatory point of view  3. Dimension I: Microfinance as multi-facets creature: the legal enigma and different levels of regulation  4. Dimension II: the social objective within the business structure and social effectiveness  5. Dimension III: economic sustainability/effectiveness  6. Dimension IV: Microfinance as an alternative to traditional banking with "peculiar" instruments. The fundamental problem of regulating microfinance  7. Dimension V: Microfinance as an innovative chameleon: the ability to take advantage of new technologies  8. Dimension VI: Microfinance as a responsible activity: client protection without curtailing access  9. Final Conclusions