Microfinance in South Asia

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 609.54 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC, 2021
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 291019
• Chủ đề: 1. ACCESS TO BANKING FACILITIES; 2. ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICE; 3. MICROFINANCE; 4. NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE; 5. SAVINGS AND CREDIT ASSOCIATION

Tóm tắt

 In 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.