Microfinance in South Asia
| dc.creator | World Bank | |
| dc.date | 2021-12-08T14:57:19Z | |
| dc.date | 2021-12-08T14:57:19Z | |
| dc.date | 2006-12 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-01T01:15:32Z | |
| dc.description | 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. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | text/plain | |
| dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134951468101989178/Microfinance-in-South-Asia-toward-financial-inclusion-for-the-poor | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/36688 | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1596/36688 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416510 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Washington, DC | |
| dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo | |
| dc.rights | World Bank | |
| dc.subject | MICROFINANCE | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICE | |
| dc.subject | NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE | |
| dc.subject | SAVINGS AND CREDIT ASSOCIATION | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO BANKING FACILITIES | |
| dc.subject | STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN | |
| dc.subject | LOW-INCOME PEOPLE | |
| dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES | |
| dc.subject | DELIVERY SYSTEMS | |
| dc.subject | LOAN PRODUCTS | |
| dc.subject | DEPOSIT PRODUCTS | |
| dc.subject | MICROINSURANCE | |
| dc.subject | MONEY TRANSFER | |
| dc.subject | TRANSPARENCY | |
| dc.subject | SUSTAINABILITY | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL PROTECTION | |
| dc.subject | SAFETY NETS | |
| dc.subject | TECHNOLOGY ROLE | |
| dc.title | Microfinance in South Asia | |
| dc.title | Toward Financial Inclusion for the Poor | |
| dc.type | Report | |
| dc.type | Rapport | |
| dc.type | Informe |