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Microfinance in South Asia: Toward Financial Inclusion for the Poor

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-08T14:57:19Z
dc.date.available2021-12-08T14:57:19Z
dc.date.issued2006-12
dc.description.abstractIn South Asia, the modern microfinance movement was born in Bangladesh in the 1970s as a response to the prevailing poverty conditions among its vast rural population. Astonishing growth rates in Bangladesh, particularly during 1990s, created a new dimension for microfinance worldwide as microfinance institutions grew to include millions of clients. The start of the twenty-first century reinforced this trend as the Bangladesh numbers continued to grow impressively; in India, a substantial microfinance system based on Self-Help Groups (SHGs) developed. Other countries of the region made slower and later starts but have since established active microfinance sectors. This working paper includes the following headings: the financial landscape and the emergence of microfinance; limitations and challenges; institutional structures and delivery systems; financing structures; product diversity; transparency and performance; impact and social performance; systems that support microfinance; and conclusions and future perspective.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134951468101989178/Microfinance-in-South-Asia-toward-financial-inclusion-for-the-poor
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/36688
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36688
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectNATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectSAVINGS AND CREDIT ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO BANKING FACILITIES
dc.subjectSTATE BANK OF PAKISTAN
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME PEOPLE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
dc.subjectDELIVERY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLOAN PRODUCTS
dc.subjectDEPOSIT PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMICROINSURANCE
dc.subjectMONEY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY ROLE
dc.titleMicrofinance in South Asiaen
dc.title.subtitleToward Financial Inclusion for the Pooren
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2013-07-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T08:55:26.539905Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Financial Sector Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134951468101989178/Microfinance-in-South-Asia-toward-financial-inclusion-for-the-poor
okr.guid134951468101989178
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20130724144050
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18030033
okr.identifier.report79747
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134951468101989178/pdf/797470WP0micro0Box0379789B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Microfinance and SMEs
okr.unitFinance and Private Sector Development Unit South Asia Region (SASFP)
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