Sustaining Myanmar’s microfinance sector during the COVID-19 economic crisis to support food security, resilience, and economic recovery

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dc.creatorToth, Russell
dc.date2020-03-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:17:05Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:17:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:26:17Z
dc.descriptionThis note discusses the significant risks facing microfinance institutions (MFI) in Myanmar in the wake of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis and the implications for poverty and food insecurity of a serious negative shock to the MFI sector. The note is based on a desk review of the early policy responses in Myanmar, of best practices identified by international and local experts, and online discussions with leaders of MFIs operating in Myanmar. The objective is to make policymakers aware of the crucial role MFIs play in a wide range of economic activities in Myanmar, including food production, processing, trade, and marketing. A serious disruption to the MFI sector has the potential to: • Exacerbate food insecurity through damaging economic resilience in the short-to-medium term, • Lower agricultural output in the critical upcoming monsoon production season, and • Harm the potential for microfinance to contribute to economic recovery.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143810
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/104362
dc.languageen
dc.languagemy
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133708
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceToth, Russell. 2020. Sustaining Myanmar’s microfinance sector during the COVID-19 economic crisis to support food security, resilience, and economic recovery. Myanmar SSP Policy Note 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133695.
dc.subjectmicrofinance
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjecteconomic crises
dc.subjecteconomic recovery
dc.subjectsevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectresilience
dc.titleSustaining Myanmar’s microfinance sector during the COVID-19 economic crisis to support food security, resilience, and economic recovery
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