Rural Finance in Nigeria : Integrating New Approaches

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-06-14T21:13:39Z
dc.date2012-06-14T21:13:39Z
dc.date2008-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:15:54Z
dc.descriptionThe rural space is home to 53 percent of Nigeria's population and more than 70 percent of its poor. While it is well understood in Nigeria that financial exclusion of the rural population stunts development, still fewer than 2 percent of rural households have access to any sort of institutional finance. Access to financial services is a key ingredient to rural development: it increases incomes through productive investment, helps create employment opportunities, facilitates investments in health and education, and reduces the vulnerability of the poor by helping them to smooth their income patterns over time. A lack of rural access to financial services not only retards rural economic growth, but also increases poverty and inequality. While Nigeria's own long history with rural finance shows a clear appreciation for the importance of rural access, the persistent absence of sustainable access yields important lessons for the future.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9846810/rural-finance-nigeria-integrating-new-approaches
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8108
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/8108
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416549
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO FUNDS
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE CREDIT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL CREDIT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL FINANCE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectBANK ASSETS
dc.subjectBANK BRANCHES
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANK
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKING
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY BANK
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY BANKS
dc.subjectCONSUMER
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCONVENTIONAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOOP
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVE BANK
dc.subjectCREDIT ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectCREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectCREDIT BUREAUS
dc.subjectCREDIT CARDS
dc.subjectCREDIT GUARANTEE
dc.subjectCREDIT INITIATIVES
dc.subjectCREDIT OFFICERS
dc.subjectCREDIT POLICIES
dc.subjectCREDIT PORTFOLIO
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCREDIT PROVISION
dc.subjectCREDIT REGISTRY
dc.subjectCREDIT SUPPORT
dc.subjectCREDITS
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDELINQUENCY
dc.subjectDELINQUENCY RATES
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SAVINGS
dc.subjectDEPOSIT
dc.subjectDEPOSIT INSURANCE
dc.subjectDEPOSIT MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CREDIT
dc.subjectECONOMIC AGENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectEQUITY INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCE INITIATIVES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEPTH
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL HEALTH
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ILLITERACY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL LITERACY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL NEEDS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PROVIDERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectFINANCING NEEDS
dc.subjectFLEXIBLE LOANS
dc.subjectFORMAL FINANCE
dc.subjectFORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROUP LENDING
dc.subjectGUARANTEE SCHEME
dc.subjectGUARANTEE SCHEMES
dc.subjectHIGH INTEREST RATES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectINSURANCE COMPANY
dc.subjectINSURANCE SERVICES
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT SCHEME
dc.subjectLACK OF ACCESS
dc.subjectLACK OF INTEREST
dc.subjectLENDERS
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION OF INTEREST
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOAN AMOUNT
dc.subjectLOAN AMOUNTS
dc.subjectLOAN APPLICATION
dc.subjectLOAN APPLICATIONS
dc.subjectLOAN INSURANCE
dc.subjectLOAN PORTFOLIO
dc.subjectLOAN PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLOAN RECOVERY
dc.subjectLOAN REPAYMENT
dc.subjectLOAN SIZES
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW INTEREST RATES
dc.subjectLOWER INCOME
dc.subjectMARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMFI
dc.subjectMFIS
dc.subjectMICRO LOANS
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT SCHEME
dc.subjectMICRO-ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMICRO-LENDING
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectNEW INVESTORS
dc.subjectOBSTACLES TO FINANCE
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectOUTREACH
dc.subjectPARTNER BANK
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRO-POOR FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROFITABLE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPROVISION OF CREDIT
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectREPAYMENT RATES
dc.subjectREPAYMENTS
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectRETAIL BANKING
dc.subjectRISK PERCEPTION
dc.subjectRISK PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectRURAL ACCESS
dc.subjectRURAL BANKING
dc.subjectRURAL BRANCH
dc.subjectRURAL BRANCHES
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCE
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRURAL FINANCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectSALARY
dc.subjectSAVERS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNT
dc.subjectSAVINGS GROUPS
dc.subjectSAVINGS PRODUCTS
dc.subjectSAVINGS SERVICES
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS FINANCE
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOURCE OF FUNDS
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER
dc.subjectSUBSIDIZATION
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOTAL COST
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTREASURY BILLS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL BANKS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVALUABLE
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectWAREHOUSE
dc.subjectWAREHOUSE RECEIPTS
dc.titleRural Finance in Nigeria : Integrating New Approaches

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